Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Vehicles with multilink suspension

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / 4- cylinder injection engine(1.4 1 direct inction. turbocharger) / Exhaus system / Exhaust pipes, silencers / Vehicles with multilink suspension

Removing

–	If fitted, remove rear left underbody trim → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.

–	Remove rear tunnel cross-piece → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.

–	Loosen clamp -arrow- and push it to rear.

Risk of accident caused by high weight of silencers.Seek help from a second a mechanic for the following work.

–	Cut exhaust pipe → Chapter.

Vehicles with multilink suspension

–	Detach mountings (retaining rings) -arrows-.

Vehicles with multilink suspension

–	Unhook retaining rings -2- and remove bolt -1-.

–	Remove silencer.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the following:

–	Aligning exhaust system free of tension → Chapter.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - silencers“

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - emission control“

→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66

Vehicles with multilink suspension

Vehicles with torsion beam axle

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

Vehicles with torsion beam axle

The connecting pipe can be cut through at the cutting point in order to renew the centre and rear silencers separately. Cutting point is marked ...

Other materials:

Removing and installing heat shield for rear silencer
Special tools and workshop equipment required Engine and gearbox jack -VAS 6931- Note The removal and installation procedures may have to be modified slightly ...

Removing and installing parking aid control unit -J446-, left-hand drive vehicle
Note When renewing the control unit, select Renew function for the respective control unit in Guided fault finding or Guided functions mode → Vehicle diagnostic tester. Removing � ...

Adjusting camber at front wheels
Special tools and workshop equipment required Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- Note Camber correction is necessary only after body repairs. Camber cannot be ad ...