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 coupling rod
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Removing
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Raise vehicle.
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Measuring axial clearance of crankshaft
Risk of damage to bearing pedestals when the
crankshaft is removed.If the bolts of the crankshaft bearing cap are
loosened, the bearing pedestals of the cylinder block will be deformed,
and damage to the bearings will result.Never remove the crankshaft.
Special tools ...
Assembly overview - wing
Volkswagen R GmbH, optional equipment, “R Line” and “R”
Note
Only the left side is shown. The right side is similar.
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Wing
Removing and installing
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Mounting tyre
Wheel change, installation requirements