Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 54

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 54

 

 

⇒ page 217

10 - Nut

❑ M12 x 1.5
❑ 90 Nm + 90° further
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing
❑ Always tighten threaded connections in unladen position 

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11 - Bolt

❑ Always renew after removing

12 - Threaded rivet

❑ M6

13 - Spreader rivet
14 - Stone deflector
15 - Bolt

❑ 8 Nm

16 - Nut

❑ M14 x 1.5
❑ 130 Nm + 90° further
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing
❑ Always tighten threaded connections in unladen position 

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17 - Bolt

❑ Always renew after removing
❑ Always tighten threaded connections in unladen position 

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18 - Upper transverse link

❑ Removing and installing 

⇒ page 215

19 - Washer
20 - Nut

❑ M14 x 1.5
❑ 130 Nm + 90° further
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing

21 - Wheel bearing housing

❑ Removing and installing 

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❑ Installing with wheel bearing housings made from aluminium is permissible ⇒  Electronic parts catalogue

“ETKA”

❑ Only wheel bearing housings made from aluminium are available as replacement parts. Therefore, cer‐

tain parts have to be exchanged and/or installed in addition when replacing 

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22 - Washer
23 - Bolt

❑ Always renew after removing
❑ Always tighten threaded connections in unladen position 

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24 - Track rod

❑ Closed in direction of travel

25 - Bolt

❑ Always renew after removing

11. Assembly overview - control arm, track rod (four-wheel drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing made from

cast steel)    

213

 

26 - Nut

❑ M12 x 1.5
❑ 90 Nm + 90° further
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing

11.1

Overview - rear left vehicle level sender -G76-

Note

The vehicle level sender is available as a replacement part only complete with coupling rod and upper and

lower retaining plates.

Renewing without removing subframe 

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Control unit for headlight range control -J431-

1 - Subframe
2 - Lower transverse link
3 - Bolt

❑ 5 Nm

4 - Rear left vehicle level send‐

er -G76-

❑ Complete with attach‐

ments

❑ Lever -arrow- must face

outwards

❑ Renewing in vehicle

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❑ Allocation ⇒  Electronic

parts catalogue “ETKA”

❑ Following renewal, ba‐

sic settings for headlight

must be performed.

Basic setting of headlights ⇒ 

"Guided fault-finding" function

of vehicle diagnosis, testing

and information system

VAS 5051

214

     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
Removing
– Separate connection -1-.
– Remove bolts -2- and -3-.
– Take out sender.
Installing
Install in reverse order. Note the following points:
Lever on sender must face outwards.
– Perform basic setting of headlights following replacement.

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Rear left vehicle level sender -G76- to subframe

5 Nm

Rear left vehicle level sender -G76- to lower transverse link

5 Nm

11.3

Removing and installing upper trans‐

verse link

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

Removing
– Remove wheel.
– Remove coil spring 

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11. Assembly overview - control arm, track rod (four-wheel drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing made from

cast steel)    

215

 

– Remove bolt -1-.

– Mark position of eccentric bolt -arrow- relative to subframe us‐

ing e.g. a felt tip pen.

– Remove bolt -arrow-.
– Remove upper transverse link.
Installing
Carry out installation in the reverse sequence, noting the follow‐

ing:
The threaded connections of the wishbone may only be tightened

when the dimension measured between the centre of wheel hub

and edge of wheel housing before starting the work has been at‐

tained 

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 .

– Observe mark made for position of eccentric bolt -arrow- rel‐

ative to subframe.

Note

The washer -2- must be installed so that there is a gap

-arrow B- between the washer and the backplate -3-.

– Perform wheel alignment 

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 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Upper transverse link to wheel bearing housing

♦ Use new nuts and bolts
♦ Tighten threaded connections only when vehicle is in

the normal running position.

130 Nm + 90°

216

     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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