Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
Removal
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, after unscrewing the mounting bolts, remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the mudguard, see the relevant chapter.
4. Remove the suspension spring.
5. Unscrew the two upper mounting bolts (see arrows in the 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. Place the shock absorber into the wheel well and secure it from above with new self-locking bolts. Tighten the upper bolts in two passes.
- 1st pass using a torque wrench with a force of 50 Nm.
- In the 2nd pass, the bolt is turned further using a regular wrench by 45°.
Attention! To facilitate tightening and ensure the accuracy of the angle of rotation, it is recommended to make a corresponding template from cardboard or use the HAZET 6690 angle gauge.
Caution! To avoid damaging the silent block, tighten the lower threaded connection of the shock absorber only after the vehicle suspension is under load. Before doing this, measure the distance "a" (see illustration 3.25).
8. Raise the wheel hub so that the pressure on it corresponds to the load it experiences when the unladen vehicle is standing on its wheels.
This means that the steering knuckle should be raised with a jack so that the distance between the center line drawn along 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 securing the lower shock absorber support to the steering knuckle and tighten the bolt to 180 Nm.
10. Install the suspension coil spring in place.
11. Install the mudguard liner, see the relevant chapter.
12. Install the rear wheel in accordance with the marks made during removal.
13. Screw in the wheel bolts and lower the car onto its wheels.
14. Tighten the wheel bolts in a criss-cross pattern to a torque of 120 Nm.
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