Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing hinges
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| – | Lower moulded headliner in area of hinge mounting → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70. |
| – | Moulded headliner can now be lowered sufficiently to allow hexagon nut -4- to be unscrewed without damage occurring to moulded headliner. |
| – | Loosen hexagon nut -4- and bolts -2-. Do not unscrew completely. |
Note- Mask off the edge of the roof and the upper edge of the rear lid to prevent the paintwork from being damaged
- For the following procedure a 2nd mechanic is required to support the rear lid in the area indicated by the -arrow-.
- The gas struts remain installed
| – | Unscrew hexagon nut -4- and bolts -2-. |
| – | Pull out hinge -1-. |
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| Hinge -1- installation is carried out in reverse order of removal. |
Note- Make sure that washer -3- is correctly seated.
- Recreate all seals which have been broken.
- Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release components
| Specified torques |
- Hexagon nut and bolts → Chapter „Assembly overview - rear lid“
Removing and installing bonnet lock
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removing
Torque wrench ...
Removing and installing striker pin
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Other materials:
Leak detection in refrigerant circuit using compressed air or nitrogen
Note
A leak in the refrigerant circuit can be detected, for
example, by pressurising the circuit to a maximum of 15 bar
using cleaned and dried compressed air or nitrogen
→ Chapter. If the leak is large, the leakage point
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Assembly overview - track rod, multi-link suspension, front-wheel drive
1 -
Subframe
2 -
Bolt
Renew after removing
70 Nm +180°
3 -
Wheel bearing housing
4 -
Track rod
Removing and installing
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General description of Midtronics -INC 940- battery tester
Batteries in VW vehicles may only be charged with battery
chargers approved by VW. In the USA/Canada, it is permitted for
the Midtronics -INC 940- battery charger to be used.
Midtronics -INC 940- battery charger combines battery
charging ...
