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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Running gear, axles, steering / Rear suspension, drive shaft / Subframe / Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
Locating pins -T10096-
 

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

Engine and gearbox jack -VAS 6931-
Installing locating pins -T10096-
 

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

–  Position engine and gearbox jack -VAS 6931--1- underneath subframe, and secure with tensioning strap.
 

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

–  Unscrew bolt -1- on both sides.
To fix position of subframe, locating pins -T10096- must be screwed in successively at positions -2- and -3- on both sides of vehicle.
 

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

–  Remove one of the front bolts of the subframe -arrow-
 

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

–  Screw in locating pins -T10096--1-.
  Note
The locating pins -T10096- may be tightened only to a maximum of 20 Nm; otherwise the threads of the locating pins may be damaged.
–  This procedure must now be carried out for the second front bolt and the rear bolts of the subframe.
The position of the subframe is now fixed.
 

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, Golf GTE

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive, except for e-Golf and Golf GTE
Special tools and workshop equipment required     Locating pins -T10096-   ...

Fixing position of subframe, multi-link suspension, four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required     Locating pins -T10096-   ...

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