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:

Repairing rain and light sensor, Valeo
Remove rain and light sensor -G397- → Chapter. – Carefully remove sensor foil -2- or any sensor foil residues from rain and light sensor -G397--1-. ...

Assembly overview - crankcase breather system
1 - Hose For crankcase breather 2 - Cover For oil separator 3 - Oil separator Removing and installing → Chapter Renew if damaged ...

Overview of fitting locations - components not located in passenger compartment, Golf and Golf GTE, RHD vehicles
1 - Exhaust ventilation for passenger compartment Checking → Chapter Removing and installing → Chapter. 2 - Humidity sender for air conditioning system -G260- Check ...