Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 19

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 19

 

 

Tighten hexagon bolts -arrows- for upper shock absorber mount‐

ing.
– Install windscreen wiper motor ⇒  Rep. Gr.  92 ; Windscreen

wash/wipe system; Removing and installing windscreen wiper

system .

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

overview - plenum chamber bulkhead .

– 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- .

5. Assembly overview: suspension strut    

73

 

WARNING

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

under the vehicle for longer than necessary.

– Remove nuts -arrows-.
– Fit drive shaft into wheel bearing.
– Fit wheel bearing housing with swivel joint in suspension link.
– Bolt swivel joint to suspension link.

Note

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°

74

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

Drive shaft to wheel hub “12-point bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90°

5.3

Repairing suspension strut

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1332-

♦ Spring compressor -V.A.G

1752/1-

♦ Spring retainer -V.A.G

1752/4-

♦ Shock absorber set -

T10001-

♦ Commercially available

ratchet handle

– Remove suspension strut 

⇒ page 70

 or 

⇒ page 65

 .

5. Assembly overview: suspension strut    

75

 

1 - Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1-
2 - Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
3 - Tool insert -T10001/8-
4 - Ratchet handle -T10001/11-
5 - Tool insert -T10001/5-
6 - Spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/4-

WARNING

First compress spring far enough to ensure that upper spring

plate is free.

– Ensure that coil spring is seated correctly in spring retainer -

V.A.G 1752/4- -arrow-.

– Unscrew hexagon nut from piston rod.
– Remove individual components of suspension strut and coil

spring with spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1- .

Installing coil spring
– Fit coil spring with spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1- onto

lower spring plate.

The end of the coil spring must lie against the stop -arrow-.
– Tighten new hexagon nut on piston rod.
– Relieve tension on spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1- and re‐

move from coil spring.

– Install suspension strut 

⇒ page 72

 or 

⇒ page 67

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Suspension strut mounting to shock absorber

♦ Use new nut

60 Nm

76

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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