Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing hinges
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| – | Lower moulded headliner in area of hinge mounting → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70. |
| – | Moulded headliner can now be lowered sufficiently to allow hexagon nut -4- to be unscrewed without damage occurring to moulded headliner. |
| – | Loosen hexagon nut -4- and bolts -2-. Do not unscrew completely. |
Note- Mask off the edge of the roof and the upper edge of the rear lid to prevent the paintwork from being damaged
- For the following procedure a 2nd mechanic is required to support the rear lid in the area indicated by the -arrow-.
- The gas struts remain installed
| – | Unscrew hexagon nut -4- and bolts -2-. |
| – | Pull out hinge -1-. |
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| Hinge -1- installation is carried out in reverse order of removal. |
Note- Make sure that washer -3- is correctly seated.
- Recreate all seals which have been broken.
- Before closing rear lid, check function of lid release components
| Specified torques |
- Hexagon nut and bolts → Chapter „Assembly overview - rear lid“
Removing and installing bonnet lock
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removing
Torque wrench ...
Removing and installing striker pin
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Other materials:
Changing headlights over from driving on left to driving on right, LED
headlights
If a right-hand drive vehicle is driven in a left-hand drive
country, or vice versa, the headlights must be converted. This
is necessary in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic with
the asymmetric low beam headlights.
Note
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Removing and installing air duct for defroster vent
Removing
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Remove dash panel
→ General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
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Unclip wiring harness -3- in
-direction of arrow- from sunli ...
Infrared heater -VAS 6875
Designation:
Infrared heater -VAS 6875-
Product description:
The infrared heater is used to dry putty, filler, base coat,
top coat and clear coat on vertical or horizontal surfaces with
2 tim ...
