Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing hinges

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / General body repairs, exterior / Bonnet. flaps.cab. central loking / Rear lid / Removing and installing hinges

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Removing

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

Removing and installing hinges

–	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-.

Installing

Removing and installing hinges

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

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Other materials:

Matching wheel rims and tyres
If necessary, eliminate flat spots caused by storage or handling → Chapter. – Press tyre off wheel rim → Chapter. – Rotate tyre by 180° relative to wheel rim. ...

Rear brakes
The type of brake system installed in the vehicle is indicated among other things by the corresponding PR number on the vehicle data sticker. The vehicle data sticker can be found in the spare wheel well and in the service schedule. ...

Recommended all-season tyres
Recommended all-season tyres, worldwide except North America and China Notes regarding the recommended tyres → → Chapter „Explanations regarding world regions“ Tyre size Make Tread pattern Remarks 195/65&nbs ...