Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 22

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 22

 

 

Specified torque

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

Drive shaft to wheel hub “12-point bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90° further

6.5

Removing and installing right drive shaft with (push-on) constant velocity

slip joint

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Multi-purpose tool -VW

771-

♦ Tensioning strap -T10038-
♦ Drive shaft puller -T10382-
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1332-

♦ Torque/angle wrench -

V.A.G 1756-

Removing
– Loosen drive shaft bolt at wheel hub 

⇒ page 78

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6. Removing and installing drive shafts    

85

 

cle if the bolt is loosened.
If a vehicle must be moved with the drive shaft removed, an

outer joint must be fitted and tightened to 120 Nm.

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

overview - noise insulation .

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

link.

– Unbolt coupling rods from anti-roll bars on both sides.
– Push drive shaft outer joint out of wheel hub by hand.
– Secure drive shaft to prevent it from falling.

– Set up drive shaft puller -T10382- .
For the constant velocity slip joint -1-, notch -arrow- in the puller

plate -T10382/1- must face the spindles -T10382/2- .
– Assemble drive shaft puller -T10382- complete with multi-pur‐

pose tool -VW 771- .

Note

In order to pull the drive shaft out of the gearbox using the drive

shaft puller -T10382- , the suspension strut with all attachments

must be pulled to the rear.

– Using tensioning strap -T10038- e.g. on lifting platform arm,

pull suspension strut with attachments back until the drive

shaft puller -T10382- can be applied parallel to drive shaft.

86

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

060 735 A2-

– Mesh outer and inner splines of gearbox and constant velocity

slip joint.

– Slide drive shaft into constant velocity joint to stop by hand.
– Now push constant velocity joint onto stub shaft of gearbox

with a “sudden, hard push”.

Note

Never use a hammer or other striking tool!

– Check that constant velocity slip joint is seated securely by

pulling on constant velocity joint against resistance of retaining

ring.

Caution

For this check, pull only on constant velocity slip joint, not on

drive shaft.

– Detach tensioning strap -T10038- .
– Guide outer joint into wheel hub splines as far as possible.

– Bolt swivel joint to suspension link -arrows-.

Note

Ensure boot is not damaged or twisted.

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

view - noise insulation .

– Tighten drive shaft bolt at wheel hub 

⇒ page 78

 .

Note

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

wheel bearing will be damaged.

– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

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Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Swivel joint to cast steel suspension link

♦ Use new nuts

60 Nm

6. Removing and installing drive shafts    

87

 

Swivel joint to sheet steel or forged aluminium suspension

link

♦ Use new nuts

100 Nm

Drive shaft to wheel hub “12-point bolt”

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90° further

6.6

Removing and installing drive shafts

with triple roller joint AAR2600i

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

♦ Wedge -T10161-

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

overview - noise insulation .

88

     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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