Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, right 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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Fit spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A--1-
along with adapter -V.A.G 1752/9--2-
to uppermost spring coil -3-. |
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Place spring compressor-3- on
adapter -V.A.G 1752/9--2-. |
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Simultaneously insert lower spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A-
into spring -4-. |
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Bolt spring compressor-3- to
adapter -V.A.G 1752/9--2-. |
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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 retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A--arrow-
(risk of accident). |
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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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Unscrew bolts -2- for stone
deflector -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 ...
1 -
Shock absorber
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
Defective shock absorbers must always be degassed and drained before
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Other materials:
EU tyre label, categories
Rolling resistance
→ Anchor
Wet grip
→ Anchor
Noise emissions
→ Anchor
Rolling resistance
Rolli ...
Diagonal washout
Diagonal washout on a tyre
Diagonal washout runs at an angle of approx. 45° to the
direction of rotation.
It usually occurs at one point only, but can also occur at
several points around the circumference of the tyre.
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Assembly overview - brake pedal, RHD vehicles
Note
The handbrake pedal travel must not be restricted by additional
floor coverings.
Do not lubricate or grease the pivot pin. The pivot pin must remain
dry.
1 -
Bolt
20 Nm
2 -
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Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock
absorber
Repairing shock absorber