Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - wheel housing trim, saloon
Note| The illustration shows the wheel housing trim on the left side. The right-hand side is similar (mirror image of left-hand side). |
| I: Vehicles without side padding |
| II: Vehicles with side padding |
| 1 - | Wheel housing trim |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 2 - | Retaining clip |
- Insert into trim
- Remove any retaining clips left in body mountings using removal tool -T40280
- Renew any damaged or deformed retaining clips
| 3 - | Nut |
- 3.5 Nm
| 4 - | Wheel housing trim |
- Removing and installing → Chapter
| 5 - | Retaining clip |
- Insert into trim
- Remove any retaining clips left in body mountings using removal tool -T40280
- Renew any damaged or deformed retaining clips
Assembly overview - side trim panel
Note
The illustration shows the side trim panel on the left side. The
right-hand side is similar (mirror image of left-hand side).
1 -
Side trim ...
Assembly overview - wheel housing trim, estate
Note
The illustration shows the wheel housing trim on the left side.
The right-hand side is similar (mirror image of left-hand side).
I: Vehicles without side paddin ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock
absorber
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1410-
Spring compressor -V.A.G 1752/1-
Spring retainer -V.A.G 1752/3A-
Adapter -V.A.G 1752/9-, not illu ...
Renewing trim elements, bolted trim elements
These wheels are fitted with exchangeable trim elements.
Follow these instructions during installation.
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Clean the thread in the wheel before screwing in the new
bolts.
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Wheel change, protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
Applies to alloy and steel wheels
When changing a wheel, wheel centring seat should be waxed
using wax spray to prevent corrosion between wheel centring seat
and wheel rim
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”.
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