Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 34

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Removing and installing door outer seal

Note

♦

Removal and installation are described only for the right door

outer seal. Removal and installation of the left door outer seal

are similar.

♦

Remove protective backing immediately before installation.

Working temperature approx. 20 °C.

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– Pull door outer seal -1- off door -2-.

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Installing

– Remove adhesive residues with erasure disc of adhesive strip

remover -VAS 6349- .

– Immediately before bonding outer seal for door, clean bonding

surface thoroughly with adhesive remover -D 002 000 10- .

• Bonding surfaces must be free of dust and grease and there

should be no adhesive residues.

– The vulcanised point -arrow b- of door outer seal -1- must be

located in centre of sill.

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avoid stretching seal.

– Press complete bonding surface of seal -3- onto door -1- all

around using roller -3356- .

– To do this, push seal aside -arrow a- so that the roller -3356-

runs directly over the contact surface of the seal.

The roller can apply the necessary force -arrow b- to the bonding

surface -2- only when procedure described above is followed.
– If the seal has stretched, cut seal to required length and press

on butt joint well.

– If seal -3- comes loose in small areas again, press seal on well

again using roller -3356- .

Note

The door must not be closed for a period of 2 hours to ensure the door outer seal does not move or loosen

again.

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