Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Moving to and back from service position

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / General body repairs, exterior / Body front / Look carrier / Moving to and back from service position

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Guide pins -T10093-

Adapter -T10467-

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

Moving to service position

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

Moving to and back from service position

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

–	Remove special tool adapter -T10467- on left and right from between bumper carrier and longitudinal member.

–	Push lock carrier together with add-on parts -1- on the guide pins -T10093- and onto the longitudinal member.

–	Place bolts -3- on left and right.

–	Unscrew guide pins -T10093- on left and right.

–	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

–	Adjust headlights → Electrical system; Rep. gr.94.

Specified torques

Lock carrier → Chapter „Assembly overview - lock carrier“

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