Removing
1. Mark the direction of rotation of the wheel with an arrow on the sidewall of the tire and loosen the wheel bolts.
2. Jack up the rear of the car, place it on jack stands and, having unscrewed the fastening bolts, remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the fender liner, see relevant chapter.
4. Remove suspension spring.
5. Unscrew the two upper mounting bolts (see arrows in illustration).
6. Unscrew the bolt securing the lower shock absorber support to the steering knuckle (see arrow in illustration) and remove the shock absorber from the wheel arch.
Installation
7. Insert the shock absorber into the wheel housing and secure it from above with new self-locking bolts. Tighten the top bolts in two passes.
- 1st pass with a torque wrench using 50 Nm.
- In the 2nd pass, the bolt is turned by 45°using a conventional wrench.
Attention! To facilitate tightening and ensure the accuracy of the turning angle, it is recommended to make an appropriate template from cardboard or use the HAZET 6690 goniometer.
Attention! To avoid damage to the silent block, tighten the lower threaded connection of the shock absorber only after the vehicle suspension is under load. Before doing this, on an unladen vehicle, measure the distance -a- (see illustration 3.25).
8. Raise the wheel hub so that the pressure on it corresponds to the load that it experiences when the car is standing on the wheels, unladen.
This means that the steering knuckle must be raised with a jack so that the distance between the center line drawn in the center of the hub and the lower edge of the wheel arch is within the value -a-, which for Golf cars is 354 mm (see illustration 3.25).
9. Screw in the bolt of the lower shock absorber support to the steering knuckle and tighten the bolt with a force of 180 Nm.
10. Reinstall the suspension coil spring.
11. Fit fender liner, see relevant chapter.
12. Establish a back wheel according to the marks put at removal.
13. Screw in wheel bolts and lower the car on wheels.
14. Tighten the wheel bolts in a cross pattern to 120 Nm.
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