Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock
absorber
| Special tools and workshop equipment required |
| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- |
| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1410- |
| Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1- |
| Spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A- |
| Adapter -V.A.G 1752/9-, not illustrated |
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Remove rear wheel housing liner
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
| Vehicles with vehicle level sender |
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Remove retainer for rear left vehicle level sender-2-. |
| Vehicles with adaptive chassis control DCC |
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Disconnect connector -1- on
shock absorber -2-. |
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Pull line -3- off shock
absorber -2--arrow-. |
 Note
| If there is moisture in the area of the connector, blow
compressed air on the contacts on the shock absorber and the
connector. |
| Continuation for all vehicles |
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Insert spring compressor-3-. |
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Spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A- |
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Adapter -V.A.G 1752/9- |
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Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1- |
WARNING
| Ensure that coil spring is correctly seated in
spring retainers -V.A.G 1752/3A--2-. |
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Compress coil springs until load on shock absorber is
relieved. |
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Unscrew bolts -1- for shock
absorber -2-. |
| Vehicles with stone guard |
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Remove spreader rivet -1-. |
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Remove bolts -2- for stone
guard -3-. |
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Remove stone guard -3- from
lower transverse link -4-. |
| Continuation for all vehicles |
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Unscrew nut -1- and remove bolt
-2-. |
| Install in reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
| The threaded connections of the shock absorber to the lower
transverse link may only be loosened and tightened in the
unladen weight position
→ Chapter. |
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On vehicles with vehicle level sender, carry out basic
settings for wheel damper electronics → Vehicle
diagnostic tester. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber,
spring, multi-link suspension“ |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - transverse link“ |
| → Chapter „Torque settings for wheel bolts“ |
| Wheel housing liner
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1410-
Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1 ...
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1410-
Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1 ...
Other materials:
Matching wheels and tyres
General
When radial or lateral runout of the wheel and tyre
coincide, the imbalance of the wheel is amplified by the tyre.
For technical reasons, 100% true running is not possible
→ Chapter.
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Types of protective tube on uniform Lambda probes
Note
In addition to identifying by way of the part number, the
protective tube can also be used as a means of identification.
Type D1, 6 openings at 3.5 mm each
Only used ...
Moving wipers to service position
Caution
Risk of damaging the bonnet when moving wipers back
into the park position.
Do not manoeuvre the vehicle with wiper arms folded
out.
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