Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 59

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 59

 

 

– Remove tensioning strap -T10038- .
Continuation for both sides of vehicle:

– Tighten bolt -arrow- for track rod -3-.

Note

Ensure that a washer is installed between the nut and the wheel

bearing housing.

– Connect coupling rod -2- to anti-roll bar and tighten nut -1-.
– Install coil spring 

⇒ page 257

 .

– Install wheel and tighten 

⇒ page 288

 .

– Check and adjust wheel alignment 

⇒ page 305

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Track rod to wheel bearing housing

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

the normal running position

130 Nm + 90° further

Track rod to subframe

♦ Use new nuts and bolts

90 Nm + 90° further

Anti-roll bar to subframe

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

the normal running position

25 Nm + 45° further

Anti-roll bar to coupling rod

♦ Use new nut.

45 Nm

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

aluminium)    

233

 

drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing

made from cast steel)

-Arrow- indicates direction of travel.

1 - Bolt

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

moving

2 - Mounting bracket
3 - Bolt

❑ M12 x 1.5 x 80
❑ 90 Nm + 90° further
❑ Always renew after re‐

moving

4 - Coupling rod
5 - Bolt

❑ 90 Nm + 90° further
❑ Always renew after re‐

moving

❑ Only wheel bearing

housings made from

aluminium are available

as replacement parts.

Therefore, certain parts

have to be exchanged

and/or installed in addi‐

tion when replacing

⇒ page 235

6 - Trailing arm

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 243

❑ Repairing 

⇒ page 248

7 - Drive shaft

❑ Assembly overview

⇒ page 273

 .

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 276

8 - Bolt

❑ M12 x 1.5 x 45
❑ 70 Nm + 90° further
❑ Always renew after removing

9 - Wheel bearing housing

❑ Removing and installing 

⇒ page 236

❑ 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 

⇒ page 235

10 - Rear speed sensor -G44/G46-
11 - Bolt

❑ 9 Nm

234

     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

⇒ page 240

13 - Nut

❑ 45 Nm
❑ Self-locking
❑ Always renew after removing

14 - Cross-head screw

❑ 4 Nm

15 - Brake disc
16 - Bolt

❑ Hexagon bolt, 180 Nm and turn +180° further
❑ Loosening and tightening hexagon bolt for drive shaft 

⇒ page 274

❑ 12-point bolt, 70 Nm + 90° further
❑ Loosening and tightening twelve-point bolt for drive shaft 

⇒ page 275

❑ Renew each time after removing

Note

17 - Wheel hub with wheel bearing

❑ ABS sensor ring is installed in wheel bearing.
❑ Removing and installing 

⇒ page 255

The wheel bearing and wheel hub are assembled one housing.

This wheel bearing/wheel hub unit is maintenance free and has no play. Adjustments and repairs are not

possible!

18 - Bolt

❑ 10 Nm
❑ 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 

⇒ page 235

19 - Splash plate

❑ 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 

⇒ page 235

13.1

Changing from wheel housing bearing

made from cast steel to wheel bearing

housing made from aluminium

A wheel housing bearing made from cast steel has been changed

to a wheel bearing housing made from aluminium. Only wheel

bearing housings made from aluminium are available as replace‐

ment parts. Therefore, certain parts have to be exchanged and/

or installed in addition when replacing ⇒  Electronic parts cata‐

logue “ETKA” .
The following parts have to be renewed and/or installed in addi‐

tion:
♦ Brake carrier
♦ Bolts (qty. 2) for backing plate
♦ Bolt, nut and washer for top control arm to wheel bearing

housing

♦ Bolt, nut and washer for track rod to wheel bearing housing

13. Assembly overview - wheel bearing housing, trailing link (four-wheel drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing

made from cast steel)    

235

 

The additional washers that have to be installed must always

be  placed  between  the  component  and  the  wheel  bearing

housing.
Installing a wheel bearing housing made from aluminium on

one side of the vehicle and a wheel bearing housing made from

cast  steel  on  the  other  is  permissible  ⇒    Electronic  parts

catalogue“ETKA”.

13.2

Removing and installing wheel bearing

housing

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

Removing
– Remove coil spring 

⇒ page 257

 .

– Loosen outer threaded connection for drive shaft

⇒ page 274

 .

– Remove wheel.
– Remove brake carrier with brake caliper and tie to body with

wire ⇒  Rep. Gr.  46 .

Note

Hang brake caliper from body.

– Remove cross-head screw for brake disc and remove brake

disc.

– Remove ABS speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

236

     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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