Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Test prerequisites
| Check wheel suspension, wheel bearing assembly and steering
for excessive play and damage. |
| Tread depth difference of no more than 2 mm on one axle. |
| Tyres inflated to correct pressures. |
| Spare wheel and vehicle tools are stowed in correct
locations. |
| Windscreen washer fluid reservoir must be full. |
| When checking wheel alignment, ensure that sliding plates
and turn tables are not touching end stop. |
| Please note the following: |
| The test equipment must be properly adjusted and attached to
the vehicle; observe device manufacturer's operating
instructions. |
| If necessary, ask the manufacturer to show you how to use
the wheel alignment machine. |
| Wheel alignment platforms and wheel alignment computers can
lose their original calibration over a period of time. |
| Wheel alignment platforms and computers should be checked
and adjusted as necessary during inspection and maintenance at
least once per year! |
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Handle these highly sensitive devices carefully and
conscientiously. |
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Wheel alignment must be performed only using a VW/AUDI-approved
wheel alignment unit!
Whenever wheels are aligned, both the front and rear axles
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
Wheel alignment computer -V.A.G 1813F- or VW/Audi-approved wheel
alignment units
Brake pedal depressor ...
Other materials:
Wire strippers -VAS 1978/3-
Wire strippers -VAS 1978/3- serve as a means of stripping
insulation off wires and cutting wires in the correct manner.
Wire strippers -VAS 1978/3- are included in wiring harness
repair set -VAS 1978 B- and previous versions.
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Evaporator
The liquid refrigerant evaporates in the tubes of the
evaporator. The latent heat of evaporation is taken from the air
streaming past the evaporator fins. The air cools. The
refrigerant evaporates and is drawn into the air conditioning
system compressor ...
Removing and installing poly V-belt, vehicles with air conditioner
compressor
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Locking pin -T10060 A-
Removing
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To slacken poly V ...
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Notes for wheel alignment
Test preparations, wheel alignment with no driver assist systems