Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Wheel bolts, versions
| Explanations regarding types of convex seats |
| There are two different versions of convex tapered seats,
the spherical seat and the tapered. |
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| The spherical seat is the curved surface of a section of a
sphere -arrow A-. This type of
convex seat is sometimes used for genuine wheel rims. |
| The tapered seat is the flat surface of a section of a taper
-arrow B-. This type of convex seat
is sometimes used for wheel rims of the accessories trade. |
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Wheel bolts with spherical seat |
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Wheel bolts with tapered seat |
 Note
| Make sure the correct wheel bolts are fitted
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
| On each vehicle, the same wheel bolts must be used for all 4
wheel rims. |
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| Standard, one-piece wheel bolt |
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| Two-piece wheel bolt with short rotary convex seat |
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| Two-piece wheel bolt with long rotary convex seat |
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Wheel bolts, anti-theft wheel bolt
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Anti-theft wheel bolt |
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Adapter for wheel bolt |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
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Other materials:
Conicity
Conicity is caused by a slight offset of the tread and/or
the belt (amounting to a few tenths of a millimetre) relative to
the geometric centre of the tyre. Taper is not visible and
cannot be measured with equipment available in the workshop.
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Removing and installing telephone microphone -R38-
Removing
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Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers, and remove
ignition key.
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Removing front interior light -W1-
→ Electrical system; Rep. gr.96.
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Round connector systems
Note
If necessary, any housing catches in place (secondary
locking mechanisms) must be released or removed prior to
disengaging the contacts using the prescribed tool
→ Chapter.
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Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts, adapter sets for anti-theft wheel bolts