Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Working on refrigerant circuit
| Repairs requiring the opening of the refrigerant circuit
must only be carried out by specially trained personnel. |
| Notes on repairs to vehicles with air conditioning and on
handling refrigerant can be found in ELSA under
→ Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a; Rep. gr.00. |
| Notes on testers and tools for repairs to vehicles with air
conditioning can be found in ELSA under
→ Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a; Rep. gr.00. |
| Notes on working on air-conditioned vehicles using air
conditioner service station can be found in ELSA under
→ Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a; Rep. gr.00. |
| Under certain conditions, it is not necessary to renew the
desiccant bag every time that the refrigerant circuit is opened.
Refer to ELSA under
→ Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a; Rep. gr.00. |
| The conditions and the procedure for purging with
refrigerant R134a are described in ELSA under
→ Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a; Rep. gr.00. |
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Renew seals.
Moisten seals with refrigerant oil before installing.
Ensure proper seating of seals on the pipe or in the groov ...
Other materials:
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Warning lamp and coolant temperature display
→ Coolant specification
→ Checking the coolant level and refilling coolant
Never carry out any work on the engine coolant system if you are not famili ...
Checking radial and lateral runout on wheels and tyres with tyre gauge
Checking lateral run-out
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Preload tyre gauge approx. 2 mm.
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Fit tyre gauge to side wall of tyre.
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Turn wheel slowly.
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Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly, torsion beam axle
1 -
Dust cap
Renew after removing
Pressing off and driving in
→ Chapter
A proper seal can be achieved only by installing a new dust cap.
2 -
Bolt
Renew after remov ...
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Repair notes
Refrigerant circuit seals