Adjusting rear lid, Cabriolet — VW

🧭 Before you start

Check buffer preload, then set the lid position by loosening the hinge nuts and centring pin nut. Adjust each buffer by backing out the clamping bolt, pulling out the detent slide, closing the lid slowly to the main catch, and screwing the clamping bolt in to the specified dimension. Check the buffer play with a sheet of paper, repeating a notch further if needed. Centre the striker pin in its oversized holes, check the lid adjustment, and treat the hinges and bolts against corrosion.

Fits: platform codes 5C7, 5C1

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• Close the lid slowly by hand only until the lock engages the main catch, not fully.
• Check buffer play with a sheet of paper; pull the detent slide out a further notch if needed.
• Centre the striker pin so the rotary latch recess meets it squarely.
• Apply corrosion protection to the hinges and bolts after adjusting.
• To remove a buffer, turn it 90° left and pull; refit at right angles and turn 90° right.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

1. Check that preload of adjustment buffers is not too high .
2. By loosening nuts (6) and centring pin nut (7) the rear lid can be moved in direction of (arrow a) and (arrow b).
3. By loosening nuts (5) the rear lid can be moved in direction of (arrow c) and (arrow d).
4. Adjusting striker pin .
5. After completing adjustments, perform corrosion protection measures on hinge and bolts.

6. Loosen clamping bolt in rubber buffer opening (1) until it can be seen.
7. Pull detent slide (3) slightly out of adjustment buffer (2).
8. Slowly close rear lid by hand.
9. Do not close the rear lid completely, but just until the rear lid lock engages in the main catch.
10. Open rear lid and screw clamping bolt (1) into adjustment buffer to dimension (a).
11. Check the play of the adjustment buffer using a sheet of paper.
12. If necessary, loosen the clamping bolt again and pull out detent slide by one more notch. [Note: If bolts (1) are loosened, the striker pin (2) may be adjusted in the oversized holes (arrows a) and (arrows b).Adjust striker pin (2) so that the recess of the rear lid lock with rotary latch is centred (arrows) relative to the striker pin when it engages.]
13. Remove cover of striker pin in lock carrier cover.
14. Loosen bolts (1).
15. Move striker pin (2) into correct position and tighten bolts (1).
16. Check rear lid adjustment .
17. Turn entire adjustment buffer (1) 90° to left (arrow a).
18. Then remove adjustment buffer from rear lid (2)(arrow b).
19. Insert adjustment buffer (1) into rear lid (1)(arrow a) at right angles.
20. Then turn adjustment buffer 90° to right (arrow b).

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