Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Aligning exhaust system free of tension
| The exhaust system must be aligned when cold. |
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Loosen bolt connections for front clamp
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Push exhaust system towards front of vehicle until
preloading at mounting for exhaust pipe
-a- = 5 mm. |
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Fit front clamp
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Align rear silencer so that there is an equal distance
-a- and -b-
between bumper cut-out and tailpipe. |
| Vehicles with one tailpipe |
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Align rear silencer so that there is an even distance
between bumper cut-out and tailpipes. |
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Unfasten rear silencer mounting to align tailpipes. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - emission control“ |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - silencers“ |
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The connecting pipe can be cut through at the cutting point
in order to renew the centre and rear silencers separately.
Cutting point is marked ...
Procedure
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Start engine and run at idling speed.
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Seal end exhaust pipes with cloths or plugs, for exa ...
Other materials:
Mechanically positioned ball coupling
Fig. 107 Swivelling out the ball coupling
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings In the rear bumper there is a ball coupling for the towing
bracket which can be swivelled out when needed. The ball coupling cannot be removed.
Swivelling out the ball coupli ...
General repair notes
Before starting work on the fuel supply system, the
following steps must be performed:
Before starting work, the extraction hose of a switched-on
exhaust gas extraction system must be laid near to the assembly
opening of the fuel t ...
Rear view
Fig. 3 Overview of the rear of the vehicle
Key for :
High-mounted brake light
Rear window
Rear window heating
Rear wiper
Tail light cluster
Tailgate
Rear sensors for the ParkPilot or Park
Assist system
Mounting for the rear to ...
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Vehicles with multilink suspension
Checking exhaust system for leaks