Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
- Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, torsion beam axle
- Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, multi-link suspension
- Removing and installing shock absorber, torsion beam axle
- Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock absorber
- Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, right shock absorber
- Repairing shock absorber
- Removing and installing spring, torsion beam axle
- Removing and installing spring, multi-link suspension, left spring for front-wheel drive, left and right spring for four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing spring, multi-link suspension, right spring for front-wheel drive
Removing and installing track rod
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, torsion beam
axle
1 -
Bolt
Renew after removing
50 Nm +45°
2 -
Shock absorber
Removing and installing ...
Other materials:
Vacuum generation with manual vacuum pump -VAS 6213-
In certain cases, vacuum can be generated with the manual
vacuum pump -VAS 6213- instead of with the engine or the vacuum
pump.
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To do this, connect manual vacuum pump -VAS 6213- to vacuum
hose from connection -B- on brake ...
Renewing bonded rubber bush for axle beam
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Tensioning strap -T10038-
Assembly tool -T10254-
Assembly tool -T10495-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A--2-
w ...
Safety precautions when working on cooling system
Risk of scalding due to hot coolant
The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is hot. Hot
steam/hot coolant can escape - risk of scalding.
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Wear protective gloves.
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Wear eye protection.
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