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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing door arrester

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
   
  Note
The description of removal and installation only applies to the left wing. The right side is similar.
Removing
 

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
 Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

Removing and installing door arrester

–  Remove front door trim → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
–  Remove self-adhesive cover or front loudspeaker → Communication; Rep. gr.91.
–  Unscrew bolt -2- in A-pillar.
–  Unscrew bolts -3- and remove door arrester -1- through the opening of the loudspeaker -arrow a-.

 
Installing
   

Removing and installing door arrester

Install in reverse order of removal.
Specified torques
Door arrester → Chapter „Assembly overview - door“
Adjusting striker pin
Special tools and workshop equipment required         Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- &nbs ...

Door components
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Other materials:

Crankshaft dimensions
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. Measuring the ...

Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 81 Turn signal and main beam lever First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings Move the lever into the required position: Right turn signal  . With ignition switched off move from central position for right parking light   . Left turn signal †...

Charging battery in support mode with battery charger -VAS 5903-
General notes: The support mode provides the onboard supply with power when the battery is removed or disconnected. For further information, refer to the → operating manual VAS 5903. The ...

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