Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 11

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 11

 

 

– If present, detach coupling rod of front left vehicle level sender

-G78- from suspension link.

– Fix position of bracket and mounting bracket of suspension

link on left side of vehicle with locating device -T10096-

⇒ page 16

 .

– Remove nuts -arrows-.

– Loosen bolt -17-.
– Now unscrew bolts for:
♦ steering box -3- and -6-
♦ anti-roll bar -11- and -16-
♦ subframe on right side -5- and -12-.
.

3. Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension link    

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– Place, for example, a wooden block -1- between engine and

gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- and subframe.

– Remove bolts -2-, -4-, -5- and -12- and lower subframe with

brackets as far as necessary.

– At the same time, lever dowel sleeves of steering box out of

left bracket.

– Remove bolt -17- and remove suspension link from bracket.
Installing
Install in reverse order.

Note

Ensure proper seating of dowel sleeves for steering box in

suspension bracket.

Ensure boot is not damaged or twisted.

– Install lower noise insulation ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly overview - noise insulation .

– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Subframe to body

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm + 90°

Bracket to body

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm + 90°

Mounting bracket to body

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm + 90°

Mounting bracket to bracket

♦ Use new bolts

50 Nm + 90°

Subframe to bracket

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm + 90°

Swivel joint to cast steel suspension link

♦ Use new nuts

60 Nm

Swivel joint to sheet steel or forged aluminium suspension

link

♦ Use new nuts

100 Nm

Anti-roll bar to subframe

♦ Use new bolts

20 Nm + 90°

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

Shield to subframe

♦ Bolt M6 is self-locking

6 Nm

Steering box to subframe

♦ Use new bolts
♦ Always renew clamp on 1st and 2nd generation steering

boxes

50 Nm + 90°

Exhaust system bracket to subframe

⇒  Engine; Rep. Gr.  26

Specified torques for pendulum support to gearbox

Caution

From model year 08, HeliCoil inserts are installed in the pen‐

dulum support connection in the 02Q gearboxes. Identification

⇒  Rep. Gr.  34 .
Use a bolt with hardness class 10.9 for this and all other gear‐

boxes.
If there is no HeliCoil insert in the 02Q gearbox, use bolts with

the strength class 8.8 and the corresponding torque setting.

Bolt

Specified torque

M10 x 35 strength class 8.8

♦ Use new bolt

40 Nm + 90° further

M10 x 35 strength class 10.9

♦ Use new bolt

50 Nm + 90° further

M10 x 75 strength class 8.8

♦ Use new bolt

40 Nm + 90° further

M10 x 75 strength class 10.9

♦ Use new bolt

50 Nm + 90° further

3.15

Removing and installing suspension link

with mounting bracket (right side for ve‐

hicles with 6-cylinder engines)

Special tools and workshop equipment required

3. Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension link    

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Removing
– Remove wheel.
– Remove lower noise insulation ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly

overview - noise insulation .

– Remove nuts -arrows-.
– Pull swivel joint out of suspension link.

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