Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 17

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 17

 

 

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1332-

♦ Spreader -3424-
♦ Engine and gearbox jack -

V.A.G 1383 A-

♦ Support -T10149-

Removing
– Loosen drive shaft bolt at wheel hub:
♦ Hexagon bolt 

⇒ page 77

♦ Twelve-point bolt 

⇒ page 78

Note

During this step, vehicle must not be standing on its wheels or

wheel bearing will be damaged.

– Remove wheel.

5. Assembly overview: suspension strut    

65

 

– Unhook speed sensor wiring from suspension strut.

– Remove nuts -arrows-.
– Pull wheel bearing housing with swivel joint out of suspension

link.

– Pull outer joint of drive shaft out of wheel hub.
– Secure drive shaft to body with wire.

Caution

Do not allow the drive shaft to hang down under its own weight,

for this would allow the inner joint to bend too far and be dam‐

aged.

– Bolt swivel joint to suspension link again.

– Bolt engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- with support

-T10149- to wheel hub using a wheel bolt.

WARNING

♦ Do not lift or lower the vehicle while the engine and gear‐

box jack -V.A.G 1383 A- is under the vehicle. The vehicle

could slip off the lifting platform.

♦ Do not leave the engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-

under the vehicle for longer than necessary.

– Separate threaded connection between wheel bearing hous‐

ing and suspension strut -arrow-.

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

– Press brake disc towards suspension strut by hand.
Otherwise the shock absorber tube can cant in the bore of the

wheel bearing housing.
– Pull wheel bearing housing downwards off shock absorber

tube and lower with engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-

until shock absorber tube is free.

– Tie wheel bearing housing up to subframe bracket using a

piece of wire.

– Pull engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- out from under

wheel bearing housing.

WARNING

♦ Do not leave the engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-

under the vehicle for longer than necessary.

– Remove wiper arms ⇒  Rep. Gr.  92 ; Wiper system; Removing

and installing wiper arms .

– Remove plenum chamber cover.

– Remove hexagon bolts -arrows- for upper shock absorber

mounting and remove suspension strut.

Installing

Installation position of spring plate
– Insert suspension strut with one of the two markings

-arrows- pointing forwards.

5. Assembly overview: suspension strut    

67

 

and installing wiper arms .

– Bolt engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- with support

-T10149- to wheel hub using a wheel bolt.

WARNING

♦ Do not lift or lower the vehicle while the engine and gear‐

box jack -V.A.G 1383 A- is under the vehicle. The vehicle

could slip off the lifting platform.

♦ Do not leave the engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-

under the vehicle for longer than necessary.

– Position suspension strut on wheel bearing housing.
– Remove wire from wheel bearing housing.
– Using gearbox jack, carefully raise wheel bearing housing until

bolt securing suspension strut to wheel bearing housing can

be inserted.

– Press brake disc towards suspension strut by hand while lift‐

ing.

Otherwise the shock absorber tube can cant in the bore of the

wheel bearing housing.
– Remove spreader -3424- .

– Tighten threaded connection between wheel bearing housing

and suspension strut -arrow-

WARNING

♦ Do not leave the engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-

under the vehicle for longer than necessary.

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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