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

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

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Note

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

Removing

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-

Removing and installing mounting bracket

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

–	Remove inner door cover → Chapter.

–	Remove door handle → Chapter.

–	Unscrew bolt -4- and remove base -3-.

–	Push door handle bracket -1- slightly towards rear, and remove it from 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-.

–	Push 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- into door -arrow a-.

–	Slightly push door handle bracket towards front.

–	Insert base -3- and tighten bolts -4-.

Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.

Specified torques

Door handle bracket → Chapter „Assembly overview - door handle and door lock“

Removing and installing door handle

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