Assembling the shock absorber strut (VW Golf 3)

The shock absorber strut is assembled in the reverse order of its disassembly; it is necessary to pay special attention to the following points.

Wishbone: Drive the ball stud into the steering knuckle and carefully drive in the clamp screw.

Tighten the new nut to a torque of 50 Nm.

Steering knuckle: Insert the mounting flange between the two faces on the bottom side of the shock absorber and align the screw holes.

Drive both screws in carefully, without damaging the threads. After the screws are inserted, turn them to return them to the marked position again. This is the only way to maintain the original wheel alignment. Otherwise, the wheel alignment will have to be adjusted again.

Turn the special nuts on both screws and tighten them to a torque of 95 Nm, being careful not to overtighten the screws.

Coil spring: Before installing the spring, check that the protective paint coating is not damaged, otherwise there is a risk of corrosion. If both springs are removed, reinsert each one from the corresponding side.

In a vertical position, place the spring with the winding wound inward from the upper side onto the shock absorber strut

Insert the lower end of the spring in accordance with the shape of the shock absorber strut disc.

Clamp the spring and place it on the shock absorber strut.

Mount the shock absorber bearing and other parts and put the disc on.

Tighten the piston rod spline nuts, holding the rod, to a torque of 40 Nm.

Wheel Bearing: When installing a new bearing, spring-load the outer side of the steering knuckle with a snap ring and lubricate the inner side of the bearing bore with grease.



Place the wheel bearing housing under the press and press the wheel bearing from the outside in. Place a good gasket under the housing. Do not apply force to the shock absorber flange under any circumstances. Press the bearing in until it rests against the snap ring. Insert the snap ring, but make sure it fits well into the groove.



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Press the hub in. To do this, place the wheel bearing housing on a section of pipe and press the hub into the bearing. The bearing can only rest on the inner bearing ring. i.e., there is no need to support the outer ring with the pipe.



Unscrew the mudguard. If it is removed, screw on the crown intended for the anti-lock device (only with built-in anti-lock braking system).

Reinstall the brake disc.