Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 268

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Front door windows

2.1

Tools

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench 2...10 Nm -V.A.G 1783-

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2.2

Assembly overview - front door window

Note

♦

The right side is shown. The left side is similar.

♦

The bolt -4- is accessible from interior and exterior. From exterior the bolt has a right-hand thread. This

means: from exterior the bolt is removed by turning it to left, from interior the bolt is removed by turning it to

right.

1 - Door window

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 195

2 - Window guide

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 201

3 - Mounting
4 - Bolt

❑ Accessible from exterior

(right-hand thread), re‐

move by turning anti-

clockwise, remove door

outer panel 

⇒ page 94

❑ Accessible from interior,

remove by turning it to

right, removing front

door trim ⇒  General

body repairs, interior;

Rep. Gr.  70 ; Trims, in‐

sulation; Door trims

❑ Qty. 2
❑ 8 Nm

5 - Window regulator

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 203

6 - Cover

❑ Qty. 2

7 - Window regulator motor

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 199

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2.3

Removing and installing door window

Note

♦

The removal and installation sequence is only for the right door

window. The removal and installation of the left door window

is similar.

♦

The bolt -4- is accessible from interior and exterior. From ex‐

terior the bolt has a right-hand thread. This means: from

exterior the bolt is removed by turning it to left, from interior

the bolt is removed by turning it to right.

2.3.1

Removing

– Remove front door trim ⇒  General body repairs, interior; Rep.

Gr.  70 ; Trim, insulation; Door trims .

– Lever out caps -4-.
– Lower door window -1- until clamping bolts -3- for mounting

-2- are accessible.

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WARNING

Remove bolt -3- from interior by turning to right.

– Loosen bolts -3- (do not remove) from inside by turning to right

and press clamping jaws apart.

Note

If the work step cannot be carried out because there is a fault with the electric window motor, remove motor to

slide window down.

– Lift rear of door window -1- and swivel out of door forwards, in

-direction of arrow-.

2.3.2

Installing

– Insert door window -1- in door in -direction of arrow-.
– Ensure that door window -1- is properly located in window

guides.

– The bolt can now be tightened by turning to left.
Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.
• Then check for correct operation.

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