Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Wheel change, protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
| Applies to alloy and steel wheels |
| When changing a wheel, wheel centring seat should be waxed
using wax spray to prevent corrosion between wheel centring seat
and wheel rim
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
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Thoroughly clean wheel centring seat on wheel hub and the
centring ring of the wheel rim. |
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Apply wax to centring area -arrow-
with a brush. |
| Ensure that only centring ring -arrow-
but not contact surface of wheel rim has been waxed. Otherwise,
the brakes will be soiled, which would reduce the braking
efficiency. |
WARNING
| Wheel bolts, contact surfaces of wheel hub and wheel
rim and wheel hub threads must not be waxed. Never treat
wheel securing bolts with lubricant or corrosion
protection materials! |
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Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts
→ Chapter. |
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Ensure that the wheel rim is clean.
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Insert new tyre valve with -VAS 6459--1-.
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Warming cold tyres to minimum installation temperature
Note
This instruction also applies to ultra-high performance
tyres (h ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing striker pin
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
Removing
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Remove trim for rear lid lock
→ General bod ...
Overview of fitting locations
Overview of fitting locations - ABS/ESP
1 -
ABS control unit -J104-
Installation location: on hydraulic unit, on passenger side of
engine compartment.
Do not separate connector before successfully completing
self-diagn ...
Specified torques for gearbox
petrol engine, 1.4 l natural gas engine:
Item
Bolt
Nm
1, 5, 9
M12x70
80
2, 4
M12x50
80
3
1),2)
M12x165
80
6, 7, 8
M10x55
40
A
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Mounting tyre
Wheel change, installation requirements