Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing window channel
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The removal and installation sequence is only for the
left window channel. Removal and installation of the right
window channel are similar. |
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Do not bend window channel when removing! |
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Remove inner window slot seal
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Remove window slot outer seal
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Peel sealing lip of window channel -1-
off the door flange -2- from the inside
-arrow e-. |
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Pull window channel -1- out of
mountings on door -arrows c-. |
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Pull window channel of front metal flange
-arrows a- and in area of overlap out of holding device
-arrow b-. |
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Pull window channel -1--arrows c- off
flange -2- uniformly all around it. |
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Spray window channel with soapy water to facilitate installation. |
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Insert window channel -1- into
mountings on door -arrows a and b-. |
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Insert window channel at front flange into holding device
-arrow d- and fit onto metal flange
-arrows e-. |
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Push window channel -1- from rear
towards front onto door flange -2--arrows c-. |
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Fold sealing lip of window channel onto door flange from the inside
-arrow f-. |
Note
| To prevent wind noise, ensure window channel
-1- seats evenly when installing. |
| Further installation is performed in the reverse order of
removal. |
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Note
The core of the window slot outer seal is a metal
insert.
If it is bent o ...
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Tachograph
In many European countries there is an obligation to install
and use a tachograph on vehicles (including passenger vehicles)
that serve purely for commercial purposes to transport goods
where their maximum permissible weight including drawbar trailer
or ...
Work instructions
Unbolt relevant brake line at brake caliper or wheel brake
cylinder; catch escaping brake fluid and dispose of this as per
regulations.
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Cut through brake line at a suitable point (straigh ...
Undercoating, additional protected areas on CNG-powered vehicles
Note
Undercoating (stone-chipping protection) applied during repair work
must be identical in appearance and thickness to the original
undercoating.
Water drainage holes must remain clear.
All threaded studs and welded nuts with metric ...
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