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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Vehicles with multilink suspension

Vehicles with multilink suspension

1 -  Rubber mounting
Renew if damaged
2 -  Bolt
20 Nm
3 -  Mounting
Renew if damaged
4 -  Centre silencer
Combined in one unit with rear silencer as original equipment. Can be renewed individually for repair purposes.
Removing and installing → Chapter
Separating exhaust pipes/silencers → Chapter
Aligning exhaust system free of tension → Chapter
5 -  Rubber mounting
Renew if damaged
6 -  Mounting
Renew if damaged
7 -  Bolt
20 Nm
8 -  Rear silencer
In initial equipment, component with centre silencer. Can be renewed individually for repair purposes.
Removing and installing → Chapter
Separating exhaust pipes/silencers → Chapter
Aligning exhaust system free of tension → Chapter
9 -  Rear clamp
Align exhaust system free of tension before tightening → Chapter.
Installation position → Fig.
Tighten threaded connections evenly.
10 -  Nut
30 Nm
Installation position of rear clamp
–  Fit clamp in position shown.
Angle -α- = approx. 20°.
Bolt connections face to rear.
Nuts upwards.
 

Vehicles with multilink suspension

Vehicles with torsion beam axle
1 -  Rubber mounting Renew if damaged 2 -  Bolt 20 Nm 3 -  Mounting ...

Vehicles with torsion beam axle
Removing –  If fitted, remove rear left underbody trim → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. ...

Other materials:

Removing and installing headlight main beam bulb -M30-/-M32- (LED)
Special tools and workshop equipment required     Front-end hook -3370-   Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-   ...

Detecting leaks
External damage can cause leaks in the refrigerant circuit. Because a small leak will involve only small quantities of refrigerant, leaks should be checked for using an electronic leak detector or by introducing a leak detection additive to the refrigerant circuit. Electronic leak detectors ca ...

Changing headlights over from driving on right to driving on left (gas discharge headlights)
If a right-hand drive vehicle is driven in a left-hand drive country, or vice versa, the headlights must be converted. This is necessary in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic with the asymmetric low beam headlights.   Note ...

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