Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing hinges
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| – | Lower moulded headliner in area of hinge mounting → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70. |
| – | Moulded headliner can now be lowered sufficiently to allow hexagon nut -4- to be unscrewed without damage occurring to moulded headliner. |
| – | Loosen hexagon nut -4- and bolts -2-. Do not unscrew completely. |
Note- Mask off the edge of the roof and the upper edge of the rear lid to prevent the paintwork from being damaged
- For the following procedure a 2nd mechanic is required to support the rear lid in the area indicated by the -arrow-.
- The gas struts remain installed
| – | Unscrew hexagon nut -4- and bolts -2-. |
| – | Pull out hinge -1-. |
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| Hinge -1- installation is carried out in reverse order of removal. |
Note- Make sure that washer -3- is correctly seated.
- Recreate all seals which have been broken.
- Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release components
| Specified torques |
- Hexagon nut and bolts → Chapter „Assembly overview - rear lid“
Removing and installing bonnet lock
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removing
Torque wrench ...
Removing and installing striker pin
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Other materials:
Removing and installing front footwell light -K268-, driver side
Removing
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Using a flat screwdriver, press in locking lug
-1- at point indicated by arrow
-A-.
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Lever out footwell light -2-.
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Wheel bolts, adapter sets for anti-theft wheel bolts
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Adapter set for anti-theft wheel bolts -T10101-
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Assembly overview - front backrest
Front backrest, standard seat, seat of type "ergo Aktiv"
Note
The illustration shows the driver seat backrest. The front
passenger seat backrest is similar (mirror image of driver seat
backrest).
The illustration shows the fro ...
