Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 61

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 61

 

 

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

disc.

– Remove backplate.
– Remove bolt -arrow- for lower transverse link -1-.
Pressing out bonded rubber bush

– Attach tools as shown in figure.
1 - -3346/3-
2 - -3301-
3 - -3301/3-
4 - -41-501-
5 - -3350/1-
6 - -3346/2-
– Pull out bonded rubber bush by tightening spindle.
Pulling in bonded rubber bush

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

made from cast steel)    

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Do not use lubricant.

Install bonded rubber bush carefully so that it does not cant.

Installing
Carry out installation in the reverse sequence, noting the follow‐

ing:
The threaded connections on the wheel bearing housing may be

tightened only when the dimension measured between the centre

of wheel hub and lower edge of wheel housing before work was

started has been attained 

⇒ page 188

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Wheel bearing housing to lower suspension link

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

the normal running position.

90 Nm + 90°

Splash plate to wheel bearing housing

10 Nm

Brake disc to wheel bearing housing.

4 Nm

13.4

Removing and installing wheel bearing/

wheel hub unit

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

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     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

⇒ page 257

 .

– Remove drive shaft 

⇒ page 276

 .

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

wire ⇒  Rep. Gr.  46 .

Note

Do not suspend the brake caliper from the brake hose.

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

disc.

– Remove bolts -2-.
– Pull wheel hub/wheel bearing unit out from wheel bearing

housing.

Installing
Carry out installation in the reverse sequence, noting the follow‐

ing:
– Use a new hexagon bolt and tighten 

⇒ page 274

 .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Wheel hub with wheel bearing to wheel bearing housing

♦ Use new bolt

70 Nm + 90°

Brake disc to wheel bearing housing.

4 Nm

13.5

Removing and installing trailing arm with

mounting bracket

Special tools and workshop equipment required

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

made from cast steel)    

243

 

⇒ page 257

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– Remove bolt -arrow- securing handbrake cable -1- to trailing

arm -2-.

Vehicles with retainer for handbrake cable
– Remove retainer -1- by pushing out inner pin of rivet -arrow-.
Continuation for all vehicles

– Unbolt coupling rod -1- from trailing arm.
– Remove bolts -arrows-.
– Mark installation position of mounting bracket on body.

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     Rep. Gr.42 - Rear suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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