Note: The following description applies to the left side of the vehicle, work on the right side is the same.
Determine the size "A". Place engine and gearbox jack -VAG 1383A- with gearbox support -VAG 1359/2- under lower transverse link. Raise the transverse arm just enough to set the "A". Loosen nut -1- and detach strut -2- from stabilizer bar -3-.
Remove bolts -arrows-. Repeat operations on the opposite side of the vehicle. Remove stabilizer.
Installation
Installation in reverse order.
Note: The stabilizer links may only be screwed on when the dimension "A" between the center of the hub and the lower edge of the wheel arch (curb weight position)!