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“
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Note
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Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in
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Special tools and workshop equipment
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Remove left luggage compartment side trim
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