Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing hinges
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Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- |
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Lower moulded headliner in area of hinge mounting
→ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70. |
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Moulded headliner can now be lowered sufficiently to allow hexagon
nut -4- to be unscrewed without damage
occurring to moulded headliner. |
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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
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Unscrew hexagon nut -4- and bolts
-2-. |
| 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
- Hexagon nut and bolts
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - rear lid“
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removing
Torque wrench ...
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
...
Other materials:
Locking the front passenger door and rear doors manually
Fig. 210 In the end face of the right-hand
door: manual lock covered by a rubber seal
Fig. 211 Manually locking the vehicle with
the vehicle key
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsThe front passenger door and the rear doors can be locked
manually. This ...
Displays
Fig. 172 In the instrument cluster display:
distance warning display
Fig. 173 The display in the instrument
cluster: advance warning display
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings Distance warning
If the safe distance to the vehicle in front drops below ...
Hydraulic system
General notes on brake fluid
Only use new brake fluid conforming to VW standard
(VW 501 14).
Note
Brake fluid is poisonous. Also due to its corrosive effect
brake fluid must not come into c ...
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