Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 44

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 44

 

 

1 - Upper spring seat
2 - Coil spring

❑ Note various versions of

running gear

⇒ page 317

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 173

3 - Lower spring seat

❑ End of coil spring turned

to stop

4 - Bolt

❑ M14 x 1.5 x 70
❑ 180 Nm

5 - Bolt

❑ 50 Nm +45° further
❑ Always renew after re‐

moving

6 - Shock absorber

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 175

❑ Note different versions

of running gear

⇒ page 317

 , vehicle

data plate

7 - Lower transverse link

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 151

8 - Wheel bearing housing

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 157

5.1

Removing and installing coil spring

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Suspension strut clamp -V.A.G 1752-

5. Assembly overview: shock absorber, coil spring (front-wheel drive)    

173

 

WARNING

Ensure that coil spring is correctly seated in spring retainers -

V.A.G 1752/4- -2- (accident risk).

– Use a spanner or a reversible ratchet handle to compress

spring compressor.

– Compress coil spring until it can be removed.
– Remove spring.
1 - Spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/4-
2 - Adapter -V.A.G 1752/9-
3 - Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1-
Installing
Note correct installation position.

End of spring -arrow- must lie against stop on lower spring seat.
– Install spring together with spring seat.
– The bottom spring seat has a pin.

174

     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

– Remove spring compressor.
– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

5.2

Removing and installing shock absorb‐

ers

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

Removing
– Remove wheel.
– Remove wheel housing liner ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. Gr.  66 .

– Remove coil spring 

⇒ page 173

 .

– Remove bolts -arrows-.

5. Assembly overview: shock absorber, coil spring (front-wheel drive)    

175

 

⇒ page 137

 .

– Install shock absorber and tighten bolts -arrows-.

– Tighten bolt -arrow-.
– Install coil spring 

⇒ page 173

 .

– Install wheel housing liner ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. Gr.  66 .

– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Shock absorber to body

♦ Use new bolts

50 Nm +45°

Shock absorber to wheel bearing housing

180 Nm

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     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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