Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Instructions for use of flanging tool
| Unbolt relevant brake line at brake caliper or wheel brake
cylinder; catch escaping brake fluid and dispose of this as per
regulations. |
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Cut through brake line at a suitable point (straight, freely
accessible section) using pipe cutter -2-. |
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Remove section to be renewed. |
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Degrease brake line surface. |
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Clamp brake line in set of grips -4-
so that approx. 50 mm project from plastic jaws. |
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Clamp scraper -3- into a drill
and place it onto brake line. |
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At slow drill speed and with gentle pressure on brake line,
scrape coating off brake line. |
| Length of scraping is determined by stop in scraper. |
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Pull scraper off brake line and remove scrapings. |
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Remove grip wrench and slide brake line nut
-D- onto brake line. |
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Slide brake line -B- up to stop
-A- in flanging tool. |
 Note
| Brake line must be positioned against stop when the hexagon
socket head bolts are tightened, or the flange will not be
formed correctly. |
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Tighten brake line in flanging tool until brake line can no
longer be moved. Fold up stop -A-
and now tighten hexagon socket head bolts diagonally using
special wrench -C-. |
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Turn spindle as far as stop in flanging tool. |
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Turn spindle back again. |
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Unscrew hexagon socket head bolts in diagonal sequence. |
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Remove brake line from flanging tool, then clean and inspect
brake line and flange. |
| Briefly flush the section of brake line remaining in the
vehicle: |
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Connect brake filling and bleeding unit -VAS 5234-, connect
bleeder bottle hose to brake line flange and allow brake filling
and bleeding unit -VAS 5234- to run briefly until a little brake
fluid has run through. |
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Blow out new brake line to be inserted with compressed air. |
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Join brake lines using connector -E-. |
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Bleed brake system
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The flanging tool for brake lines -VAS 6056- can be used to
flange brake lines with an outer pipe diameter of 5 mm without
damaging the coating. In certain cases ...
Other materials:
Adjusting bonnet
Adjusting bonnet
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
Note
Vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable bonnet to ...
Refrigerant machine oil
Refrigerant machine oil is miscible (approx. 20%–40%
depending on the type of air conditioner compressor and the
quantity of refrigerant) in the refrigerant. It circulates
continuously in the circuit and lubricates the moving parts.
...
Releasing high pressure in fuel system
The fuel system is under high pressure.Risk of
injury due to fuel which may spurt out.Release high pressure.
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Vehicle diagnostic tester
Releasing high pressure in fuel syst ...
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Assembly overview - flanging tool
Hydraulic system