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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Vehicles with multilink suspension

Removing
–  If fitted, remove rear left underbody trim → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.
–  Remove rear tunnel cross-piece → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66.
   
–  Loosen clamp -arrow- and push it to rear.
Risk of accident caused by high weight of silencers.Seek help from a second a mechanic for the following work.
–  Cut exhaust pipe → Chapter.
 

Vehicles with multilink suspension

–  Detach mountings (retaining rings) -arrows-.
 

Vehicles with multilink suspension

–  Unhook retaining rings -2- and remove bolt -1-.
–  Remove silencer.
Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse order; note the following:
–  Aligning exhaust system free of tension → Chapter.
Specified torques
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - silencers“
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - emission control“
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66
 

Vehicles with multilink suspension

Vehicles with torsion beam axle
Removing –  If fitted, remove rear left underbody trim → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66. ...

Vehicles with torsion beam axle
The connecting pipe can be cut through at the cutting point in order to renew the centre and rear silencers separately. Cutting point is marked ...

Other materials:

Balancing wheel, balancing wheel on stationary wheel balancer
Before you start balancing the wheels, the following requirements must be met. Tyre pressure must be OK. Tread must not be worn on one side. Tread depth should be at least 4 mm. T ...

Connecting vehicle diagnostic tester Golf Model Year 1998 - 2003
–  Apply handbrake. –  Vehicles with automatic gearbox, move selector lever to position “P” or “N”. –  Vehicles with manual gearbox, move gear lever to neutral position. ...

Assembly overview - rear belt buckle
1 -  Left double belt buckle With rear belt switch, driver side -E258- Removing and installing → Chapter Always renew after belt tensioner has deployed with seat belt fastened Press on belt buckle when bolting it on Must rest flat against cont ...

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