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3 Steering Gear
⇒ “3.1 Steering Gear Overview”, page 292
⇒ “3.2 Power Steering Gear, Removing and Installing”,
page 293
⇒ “3.3 Steering Gear, Servicing”, page 298
⇒ “3.4 Steering Arm Thrust Ring, Removing and Installing”, page
301
⇒ “3.5 Steering Arm, Measuring Mechanically”, page 302
⇒ “3.6 Servotronic Solenoid Valve N119 , Removing and Instal‐
ling”, page 303
⇒ “3.7 Tie Rod End, Removing and Installing”, page 304
⇒ “3.8 Tie Rod, Removing and Installing”, page 305
⇒ “3.9 Boot, Removing and Installing”, page 307
3.1 Steering Gear Overview
Power steering gear is completely removed and installed with tie
rods.
1 - Bolt
❑ 10 Nm
2 - Heat Shield
❑ For boot
3 - Heat Shield
❑ For steering column uni‐
versal joint.
4 - Steering Column
5 - Bolt
❑ 35 Nm + 90°
❑ Always replace if re‐
moved.
6 - Power-Assisted Steering
Gear
❑ Depending on wheel
size, steering gear with
different steering arm is
installed.
❑ Steering arm can be
measured in “Guided
Fault Finding” with -Ve‐
hicle Diagnostic Test‐
er- .
❑ Steering arm, measur‐
ing mechanically, refer
to
⇒ “3.5 Steering Arm,
Measuring Mechanical‐
ly”, page 302 .
❑ Removing and Instal‐
ling, refer to
⇒ “3.2 Power Steering
Gear, Removing and In‐
stalling”, page 293 .
with Servotronic Solenoid Valve - N119-
Audi Q7 2007 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 01.2014
292 Rep. Gr.48 - Steering