Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing mounting bracket

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / General body repairs, exterior / Front door, central locking / Door components / Removing and installing mounting bracket

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Removing

Note

Removal and installation are only described for the left door handle bracket. The right side is similar.

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-

Removing and installing mounting bracket

–	Remove front door trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.

–	Remove lock cylinder cover cap → Chapter and lock cylinder → Chapter depending on version.

–	Or remove cover cap without lock cylinder → Chapter.

–	Remove door handle → Chapter.

–	Remove inner door cover → Chapter.

–	Remove door handle → Chapter.

–	Unscrew bolt -4- and remove base -1-.

–	Remove door handle bracket -1- from front door -arrow d-.

Detach cable

–	Release holding device -5- and swivel it out of mounting in door handle bracket -arrow a-.

–	Lift cable bolt out of mounting -arrow b-.

–	Take cable -2- out of door handle bracket -1--arrow c-.

Installing

Removing and installing mounting bracket

Attaching cable

–	Insert cable -2- into door handle bracket -1-.

–	Slide cable bolt into mounting -arrow b-.

–	Swivel holding device -5- into mounting of door handle bracket -arrow c- and engage.

–	Guide door handle bracket -1- at front into door -arrow a-.

–	Insert base -1- and tighten bolts -4-.

Specified torques

Bolts → Chapter „Assembly overview - door handle and door lock“

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