Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 47

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 47

 

 

Note

It is not permitted to weld or straighten load-bearing or wheel-guiding components of the suspension.

Always renew self-locking nuts.

Always renew corroded nuts and bolts.

Bonded rubber bushes can be twisted only to a limited extent. Therefore, tighten the bolted connections of

components with bonded rubber bushes only when the wheel bearing housing is raised to unladen position

⇒ page 187

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Always renew bonded rubber bush on both sides of the vehicle.

I - Assembly overview - sub‐

frame, final drive (four-wheel

drive, steel) 

⇒ page 199

II - Assembly overview - control

arm, track rod (four-wheel

drive, subframe made from

steel and wheel bearing hous‐

ing made from aluminium)

⇒ page 223

8. Repairing rear suspension (four-wheel drive)    

185

 

subframe made from steel and

wheel bearing housing made

from aluminium) 

⇒ page 251

IV - Shock absorber, coil spring

(four-wheel drive, subframe

made from steel and wheel

bearing housing made from

aluminium) 

⇒ page 262

V - Anti-roll bar (four-wheel

drive, subframe made from

steel and wheel bearing hous‐

ing made from aluminium)

⇒ page 269

186

     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Engine and gearbox jack -

V.A.G 1383 A-

♦ Tensioning strap -T10038-
♦ Support -T10149-

Note

All bolts on running gear components with bonded rubber bushes

may be tightened only when the component is in the unladen po‐

sition (normal position).

Bonded rubber bushes can be twisted only to a limited extent.
Axle components with bonded rubber bushes must therefore be

brought to a position equivalent to the unladen (normal) position

before being tightened.
Otherwise, the bonded rubber bush would be subject to torsion

loading, shortening its service life.
To simulate this position on the lifting platform, raise the axle on

one side using the engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- and

support -T10149- .

8. Repairing rear suspension (four-wheel drive)    

187

 

straps -T10038- .

WARNING

If the vehicle is not strapped down, there is a danger that the

vehicle will slip off the lifting platform!

– Turn wheel hub until one of the wheel bolt holes is at the top.
– Attach support -T10149- with a wheel bolt.
Threaded connections may be tightened only when dimension

-a- between the centre of wheel hub and lower edge of wheel

housing, measured before starting work, has been attained.

Measuring dimension -a-
The dimension -a- depends on the ride height of the installed run‐

ning gear:

Running gear 

1)

Ride height -a- in mm

Standard running gear (2UA)

380 ± 10 mm

Heavy-duty running gear (2UB)

400 ± 10 mm

Sports running gear except 18"

wheels (2UC)

365 ± 10 mm

Sports running gear with 18"

wheels (G02/G05/G07/2UC)

365 ± 10 mm

Sports running gear GTI (G08)

365 ± 10 mm

Sports running gear R32 (G09)

360 ± 10 mm

Sports running gear GTI; US

version (G11)

380 ± 10 mm

1)

 The type of running gear fitted to the vehicle is recorded on the

vehicle data sticker. The running gear is identified by the PR

number. Which PR. No. refers to which running gear can be found

here 

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– Raise wheel bearing housing using engine and gearbox jack

until dimension -a- is attained.

WARNING

♦ Never raise or lower the vehicle while the engine and

gearbox jack is positioned beneath the vehicle.

♦ Do not leave the engine and gearbox jack under the ve‐

hicle for longer than necessary.

– Tighten affected nuts and bolts.
– Lower wheel bearing housing.
– Pull engine and gearbox jack out from underneath vehicle.
– Remove support -T10149- .

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