Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 48

wheel drive)

-Arrow- indicates direction of travel.

1 - Subframe

Note

2 - Nut

❑ 50 Nm +180° further
❑ Always renew after re‐

moving

3 - Rear bonded rubber bush

❑ Renewing 

⇒ page 195

4 - Front bonded rubber bush

❑ Renewing 

⇒ page 195

5 - Cross member
6 - Bolt
7 - Final drive

❑ Removing and installing

⇒  Rep. Gr.  39 ; Remov‐

ing and installing rear fi‐

nal drive

8 - Bolt

❑ M12 x 1.5 x 85
❑ 60 Nm + 90° further

9 - Washer
10 - Bracket
11 - Bolt

❑ M12 x 1.5 x 85
❑ 60 Nm + 90° further

9.1

Removing and installing rear axle

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

9. Assembly overview - subframe made from aluminium, final drive (four-wheel drive)     

189

 

Note

Please note that subsequent assembly work for which the hexa‐

gon or twelve-point bolt of the drive shaft has to be loosened

requires that the vehicle is stood on its wheels. Loosen hexagon

bolt 

⇒ page 274

 or loosen twelve-point bolt of drive shaft

⇒ page 275

 .

– Remove wheels.
– Remove coil springs 

⇒ page 257

 .

– Remove front and rear exhaust system silencer ⇒  Rep. Gr. 

26 ; Exhaust system; Removing and installing parts of the ex‐

haust system .

– Disconnect electrical connections between rear axle and

body.

– Remove bolt -arrow-.

– Lever off retainer -1- for handbrake cable.
– Press lever -2- in direction of arrow and unhook handbrake

cable -3-.

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     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

Vehicles with retainer for handbrake cable
– Remove retainer -1- by pushing out inner pin of rivet -arrow-.
Continuation for all vehicles

– Unclip speed sensor wire from retainer -1- -arrows-.

– Disconnect brake pipes, items-1- and -2-.

9. Assembly overview - subframe made from aluminium, final drive (four-wheel drive)     

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coupling and final drive flange -arrows-. If no marks are

present, mark positions of flexible coupling and final drive

flange relative to each other -arrows-.

– Unbolt rear propshaft tube with flexible coupling and vibration

damper from rear final drive -arrows-.

– Unscrew centre bearing bolts -arrows- two turns.

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     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension