Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Moving to and back from service position
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Guide pins -T10093- |
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Adapter -T10467- |
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Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- |
| Moving to service position |
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Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- |
Note
- The lock carrier is a safety-relevant component. The lock carrier
must not be repaired for this reason
- In the event of damage, renew lock carrier.
- For vehicles with adaptive cruise control unit -J428-, the adaptive
cruise control unit -J428- must be adjusted anew, whenever the lock carrier
has been removed, installed or replaced.
- General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise
control unit -J428- can be found in
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.27
- Remove front bumper cover
→ Chapter
- Remove headlights
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.94.
- Remove cable on mounting bracket of electrically operated lid
→ Chapter.
- Unhook filler neck for washer fluid reservoir on carrier
-2-
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.92.
- Only remove one bolt -3- on left and right
side of each longitudinal member.
- Screw in special tool guide pins -T10093- to left and right longitudinal
members where the bolts were previously located.
- Remove remaining bolts -3- on left and
right side of longitudinal members
- The lock carrier with add-on parts -1- can
be pulled forwards about 10 cm on the special tool guide pins -T 10093-.
When doing this, be careful with the electrical wires/cables leading to lock
carrier and, if necessary, detach connectors.
- Install special tool adapter -10467- (2 on each side) on left and right
between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.
| Moving from service position |
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Remove special tool adapter -T10467- on left and right from between
bumper carrier and longitudinal member. |
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Push lock carrier together with add-on parts
-1- on the guide pins -T10093- and onto the longitudinal member. |
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Place bolts -3- on left and right. |
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Unscrew guide pins -T10093- on left and right. |
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Align lock carrier together with add-on parts
-1- to longitudinal members and between wings
→ Rep. gr.00. |
Note
- Always fit lock carrier on the bolting points at the foremost
position in the elongated hole. Only then can the lock carrier move in a
crash situation.
- On vehicles equipped with adaptive cruise control unit -J428-, the
adaptive cruise control unit -J428- must be readjusted whenever the lock
carrier has been removed, installed or renewed.
- General information and work instructions for the adaptive cruise
control unit -J428- can be found in
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.27
| Further installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.
When proceeding, observe the following: |
Note
- Make sure that the charge air cooler pressure hoses are properly
refitted
- Hoses and lines must not be pinched
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Adjust headlights
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.94. |
Specified torques
Lock carrier
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - lock carrier“
Note
The lock carrier is a safety-relevant component. For this reason, the
lock carrier must only be repaired at the points indicated.
In the event of damage, renew lock carrier
For vehicle ...
Note
Line -2- indicates the position
where the tab might break off.
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Remove front bumper cover
→ Chapter.
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