Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing rear axle, torsion beam axle
| Special tools and workshop equipment
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| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- |
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| Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- |
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Release and pull off connector on rear left and right speed
sensors. |
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Remove left and right brake calipers and tie to body with
wire
→ Brake system; Rep. gr.46. |
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Unclip electric cable -1- from
both sides -arrows- of retainer
-2- on axle beam. |
| Vehicles with vehicle level sender |
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Release and pull off connector -1-
on rear left vehicle level sender -G76-. |
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Unclip line -2- from clip
-arrow-. |
| Continuation for all vehicles |
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Unclip brake line -1- from clip
-arrow- on right mounting bracket. |
 Note
| The clip will be destroyed and must be renewed. |
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Remove springs
→ Chapter. |
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Use tensioning straps -T10038--1-
to strap vehicle to support beams of lifting platform on both
sides. |
WARNING
| If the vehicle is not strapped down, there is a
great danger that the vehicle will slip off the lifting
platform! |
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Position engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-. |
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Unclip electrical wiring -2- at
mounting bracket -1- and axle beam
and move clear. |
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Mark positions of bolts -arrows-
on mounting bracket -1- on left and
right sides of vehicle and remove them. |
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Slightly take up weight of rear axle using engine and
gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A--1-. |
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Unbolt rear axle from shock absorbers
-arrows-. |
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Lower rear axle with engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A--1-. |
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Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- |
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Universal gearbox support -V.A.G 1359/2- |
| Install in reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
| Tighten bolted connection securing shock absorber to axle
beam with suspension in unladen position
→ Chapter. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - axle beam“ |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber,
spring, torsion beam axle“ |
| → Chapter „Torque settings for wheel bolts“ |
| Bolts for brake caliper and brake disc
→ Brake system; Rep. gr.46 |
| On vehicles with vehicle level sender, carry out basic
settings for wheel damper electronics → Vehicle
diagnostic tester |
| On vehicles with vehicle level sender, carry out basic
adjustment of headlights
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.94. |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-
Tensioning strap -T10038 ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing remote control receiver for auxiliary coolant heater
-R149-, Golf Variant
Note
If the remote control receiver for auxiliary coolant heater
-R149- is renewed, the remote control receiver for auxiliary
coolant heater -R149- needs to be adapted to the auxiliary and
supplementary heater using the vehicle diagnostic tester ...
Assembly overview - sill panel moulding
Note
The illustration shows the sill panel moulding on the left side. The
right-hand side is similar (mirror image of left-hand side).
I: sill panel moulding, 4-door model
II: sill panel moulding, 2-door model
1 -
Sill ...
Recommended all-season tyres
Recommended all-season tyres, worldwide except North America and China
Notes regarding the recommended tyres
→
→ Chapter „Explanations regarding world regions“
Tyre size
Make
Tread pattern
Remarks
195/65&nbs ...
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