Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Repairing trailing arm
| Special tools and workshop equipment required |
| Tube for wheel bearing -3345- |
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Remove trailing arm with mounting bracket
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Clamp trailing arm -1- in vice
using protective jaw covers. |
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Undo bolt -2- and remove
mounting bracket -3- from trailing
arm. |
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| Pressing out bonded rubber bush |
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Fit tools as shown in illustration. |
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Tube -3346/1- from assembly tool -3346- (the deep recess
must face the bonded rubber bush) |
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Tube for wheel bearing -3345- |
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Thrust plate -VW 402- |
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Press out bonded rubber bush. |
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| Pressing in bonded rubber bush |
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Mark position of bonded rubber bush on trailing arm using a
set square. |
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Position outer edge of set square on upper radius of hole
-1- and on lower radius of hole
-2-. |
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Make a mark above and below the trailing arm bush
respectively -arrows-. |
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| Position bonded rubber bush on trailing arm so that marked
line -arrows- lies between the ribs
-1-. |
 Note
| Take great care to ensure that the installation position of
the bonded rubber bush is correct relative to the bush in the
trailing arm. |
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Fit tools as shown in illustration. |
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Thrust piece -T10496- |
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Tube for wheel bearing -3345- |
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Thrust plate -VW 402- |
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Pressing in bonded rubber bush. |
| Determining position of mounting bracket in relation to
trailing arm |
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Clamp trailing arm -2- in vice
using protective jaw covers. |
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Position mounting bracket -1-
on trailing arm -2-. |
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Set dimension -a- to 37 mm and
tighten bolt -3-. |
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Install trailing arm with mounting bracket
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
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Other materials:
Identification
Gearbox identification
The following information is indicated on the gearbox (example):
KHN = Gearbox code
01.06.06 = Production date
14 = Factory code
13:59 = Production time
0026 = Serial number
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1-pack anti-corrosion wash primer
Designation:
1-pack anti-corrosion wash primer -ALN 002 003 10-
Issued 06/2011
Product description
1-pack anti-corrosion primer is a zinc chromate-free
one-pack produc ...
Nuts and bolts
Loosen and tighten securing bolts and securing nut for
covers and housings diagonally.
Specified torques settings are specified for unoiled bolts
and nuts.
Threads of bolts secured with locking fluid must be ...
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Removing and installing trailing arm with mounting bracket, except for
e-Golf
Drive shaft