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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

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Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

Drift -10 - 14-
Removing
–  With ignition switched off, disconnect earth cable from battery -A- → Chapter.
–  Remove noise insulation → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.
Vehicles with TDI engine
–  Remove air filter housing → Rep. gr.23.
Continued for all vehicles
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

–  Disconnect electrical connector -1-.
–  Press off cap -2-.
–  Unscrew nut -3- and remove terminal 30/B+.
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

–  If fitted, unscrew nut -1- from upper securing bolt of starter -B-.
–  If fitted, remove earth cable -2-.
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

–  If fitted, unscrew nut -1- from lower securing bolt of starter -B-.
–  If fitted, remove earth cable -2-.
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

–  Unscrew nut -4- and remove retainer -1- for wiring harness.
  Note
The electrical wiring remains connected.
–  Remove bolts -2- and -5- from starter -B--3-.
–  Remove starter -B--3- downwards.
Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
Specified torques
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - starter“
–  Reconnect battery -A- → Chapter.
 

Removing and installing starter, vehicle with manual gearbox

Assembly overview - starter, vehicles with dual clutch gearbox (DQ250-6F)
1 -  Starter -B- Removing and installing → Chapter 2 -  Bolt Specified torque: 40 Nm ...

Removing and installing starter, vehicles with double clutch gearbox (DQ200–7F)
Special tools and workshop equipment required     Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-   ...

Other materials:

On a regulated roller dynamometer with contra-rotating rollers for four-wheel drive vehicles
  Note The brake test must be performed on a controlled contra-rotating single-axle roller dynamometer for four-wheel drive vehicles. “Contra-rotating” means that the dynamometer rollers of the single-axle roller dynamom ...

Assembly overview - three-point seat belt, 2-door model, with belt tensioner
1 -  Belt inertia reel Removing and installing → Chapter 2 -  Electrical wiring harness 3 -  Bolt If removed due to an accident with seat belt fastened, renew bolt. 40 Nm 4&nbs ...

Assembly overview - door handle and door lock
  Note Only the left side is shown. The right side is similar. 1 -  Door lock Removing and installing → Chapter 2 -  Bolt 1.5 Nm For locking bar in door handle bracket 3 -  ...

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