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:
Pneumatic brush grinder set -VAS 6446
Designation:
Pneumatic brush grinder set -VAS 6446-
Product description:
The pneumatic brush grinder set -VAS 6446- serves as a
surface treatment tool.
Suitable for removal o ...
Removing and installing parking aid control unit -J446-, left-hand drive
vehicle
Note
When renewing the control unit, select
Renew function for the respective control unit in
Guided fault finding or
Guided functions mode
→ Vehicle
diagnostic tester.
Removing
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Removing and installing humidity sender for air conditioning system -G260-
The humidity sender for air conditioning system -G260- and
the light/rain sensor -G397- form one component and are
installed depending on vehicle equipment.
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Removal and installation procedure is described in
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