Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 14

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 14

 

 

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

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

– Remove bolts -4 and 5- and lower subframe with brackets

slightly, observing electrical wires.

– Now lift anti-roll bar -1- forwards over bracket -2- and down

from subframe.

Installing
Install in reverse order.

Note

Coat seal on steering box with suitable lubricant, e.g. soft

soap, before installing steering box.

After fitting the steering box to the jointed shaft, ensure that

the seal is not kinked when lying against the assembly plate

and that the opening to the footwell is correctly sealed. Oth‐

erwise, this can result in water leaks and/or noise.

Ensure sealing surfaces are clean.

– Install lower noise insulation ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly over‐

view - noise insulation .

– Install front wheels and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Subframe to body

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm + 90°

3. Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension link    

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Bracket to body

♦ Use new bolts

70 Nm + 90°

Mounting bracket to body

♦ Use new bolts

70 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 coupling rod

♦ Use new nut
♦ Counterhold on multi-point socket of joint pin

65 Nm

Anti-roll bar to subframe

♦ Use new bolts

20 Nm + 90°

Suspension link to bracket

♦ Use new bolt
♦ Tighten bolt in unladen state

70 Nm +180°

Steering box to subframe

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

boxes

50 Nm + 90°

Universal joint to steering box

♦ Use new bolt

30 Nm

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

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

M10 x 75 strength class 10.9

♦ Use new bolt

50 Nm + 90° further

– After installing, perform basic settings for steering angle send‐

er -G85- ⇒ Vehicle diagnosis, testing and information system

VAS 5051.

3. Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension link    

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1 - Wheel bearing housing (3-

point mounting) - FS III brakes

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 60

❑ With integrated brake

carrier.

❑ If wheel bearing housing

is renewed, wheels

must be aligned

⇒ page 305

 .

❑ Allocation ⇒  Electronic

parts catalogue “ETKA”

2 - Wheel hub with wheel bear‐

ing (3-point mounting) - FS III

brakes

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 57

❑ The ABS sensor ring is

installed in the wheel

hub

❑ Allocation ⇒  Electronic

parts catalogue “ETKA”

3 - Suspension strut
4 - Multi-point socket head bolt

❑ Tip of bolt must point in

direction of travel

5 - Front left speed sensor -

G47- / front right speed sensor

-G45-

❑ Before inserting speed

sensor, clean inner sur‐

face of fitting hole and

coat with lubricating

paste -G 000 650- .

6 - Hexagon socket bolt

❑ 8 Nm

7 - Track rod ball joint
8 - Splash plate
9 - Bolt

❑ 10 Nm

10 - Nut

❑ M12 x 1.5
❑ 20 Nm + 90° further
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing

11 - Wheel bearing housing (4-point mounting) - FS III brakes

❑ Removing and installing 

⇒ page 60

❑ With integrated brake carrier.
❑ If wheel bearing housing is renewed, wheels must be aligned 

⇒ page 305

 .

❑ Allocation ⇒  Electronic parts catalogue “ETKA”

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