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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 103

 

 

Leave nut screwed on a few turns to protect thread on pin.

– Press track rod ball joint off wheel bearing housing using ball

joint puller -3287 A- and now remove nut.

– Loosen spring-type clamp (item -1- in figure N44-10005

⇒ page 409

 ) on rubber boot using hose clip pliers -V.A.G

1275- and push onto track rod.

– Remove hose clip and pull boot from steering box housing.

– Unscrew track rod from steering rack using open jaw insert,

38 mm -V.A.G 1923- .

Note

If the steering rack shows signs of corrosion, damage, wear or

soiling, renew the complete steering box.

Likewise, if there is no film of grease on the steering rack, the

steering box must be renewed.

Installing track rod

Caution

Do not grease steering rack.

– Turn steering wheel to straight-ahead position.
– Thread new clamps and rubber boot onto track rod.

12. Repairing electromechanical steering box (2nd and 3rd generations)    

409

 

Dimension -a- = 371 ± 1 mm
– Turn track rod into steering rack and tighten to specified tor‐

que.

– Lightly lubricate seal point between boot and track rod with

grease -G 052 168 A1- (from repair kit Fuchs Renolit JP1619).

– Position boot -2- on track rod -1-.
– Secure spring-type clip on rubber boot using hose clip pliers -

V.A.G 1275- .

– Lightly lubricate seal point between boot and steering box with

grease -G 052 168 A1- (from repair kit Fuchs Renolit JP1619).

– Push rubber boot onto steering box housing to stop.

– Install new clamp, as shown in figure, with locking pliers for

Phaeton steering box -VAS 6199- .

Continue installation in reverse order.
Specified torque for fitting wheels 

⇒ page 288

 .

Check wheel alignment after completing the installation.
– Check wheel alignment 

⇒ page 305

 .

– Adapt steering angle sender -G85- using ⇒  vehicle diagnostic,

testing and information system -VAS 5051B- , “guided fault

finding” .

– Then adapt steering using ⇒  vehicle diagnostic, testing and

information system -VAS 5051B- , “guided fault finding” .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Track rod to steering rack

100 Nm

Track rod ball joint to track rod

50 Nm

Track rod ball joint to wheel bearing housing

♦ Use new nut

20 Nm + 90°

410

     Rep. Gr.48 - Steering

 

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Body Repairs

Golf 2004 ➤

Edition 06.2010

Service

Service Department. Technical Information

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Repair Group overview for Body Repairs

Repair Group

00 - Technical data
50 - Body - front
51 - Body - centre
53 - Body - rear

Technical  information  should  always  be  available  to  the  foremen  and  mechanics,  because  their

careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and

safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a

matter of course, be observed.

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