Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing shock absorber, torsion beam axle
| 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- |
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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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Pull rear left -G76- lever -2-
off axle beam -3-. |
| 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-1-. |
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Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1- |
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Spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A- |
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-. |
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| Install in reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
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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, torsion beam axle“ |
| → Chapter „Torque settings for wheel bolts“ |
| Wheel housing liner
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. |
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1 -
Bolt
Renew after removing
50 Nm +45°
2 -
Shock absorber
Removing and installing ...
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 ...
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Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, multi-link
suspension
Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock
absorber