Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 18

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 18

 

 

Ensure boot is not damaged or twisted.

– Tighten 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.

Continue installation in reverse order.
– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Suspension strut to wheel bearing housing

♦ Use new nut

70 Nm + 90°

Suspension strut to body (suspension turret)

♦ Use new bolts

15 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

Coupling rod to suspension strut

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

65 Nm

Drive shaft to wheel hub “hexagon bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

200 Nm +180°

Drive shaft to wheel hub “12-point bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90°

5. Assembly overview: suspension strut    

69

 

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.

70

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

– Unhook speed sensor wiring at 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-.

5. Assembly overview: suspension strut    

71

 

– Press brake disc towards suspension strut by hand.

Note

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 centre section of bulkhead ⇒  Rep. Gr.  50 ; Assembly

overview - plenum chamber bulkhead .

– Remove bolts -arrows- ⇒  Rep. Gr.  92 ; Windscreen wash/

wipe system; Removing and installing windscreen wiper sys‐

tem and then remove windscreen wiper motor.

– Remove hexagon bolts -arrows- for upper shock absorber

mounting and remove suspension strut.

Installing

72

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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