Assembly overview – axle beam, drum brake — VW
Assembly overview – axle beam, drum brake on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Assembly overview – axle beam, drum brake
Note
The axle beam and stub axles must not be straightened or welded.
Axle beam
Keep contact surface and tapped hole for stub axle free from paint and dirt
Removing and installing
Chapter
Lower spring plate
Check lower plate for damage
Coil spring
Observe colour coding
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Take different running gear types into account
Chapter
.
Surface of coil must not be damaged.
Removing and installing, vehicles with small rear silencer
Chapter
Removing and installing, vehicles with large rear silencer
Chapter
Spring seat
Bolt
Always renew after removing
30 Nm +90°
Shock absorber
Removing and installing
Chapter
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Bolt
Tighten in unladen state
Chapter
.
Always renew after removing
40 Nm +90°
Nut
Self-locking
Always renew after removing
Bolt
8 Nm
ABS speed sensor
Before inserting sensor, clean inner surface of hole and coat with
lubricating paste
G 000 650
.
Stone deflector
Allocation
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Stub axle
Straightening operations are not permitted
Recutting the thread is not permitted
Brake drum
Bolt
4 Nm
Dust cap
Always renew after removing
Pressing off and driving in
Chapter
A proper seal can be achieved only by installing a new grease cap.
This is essential to ensure optimum function and long service life of wheel bearing.
Twelve-point nut
Self-locking
Always renew after removing
70 Nm +30°
Wheel hub with wheel bearing
The ABS sensor ring is installed in the wheel hub
Removing and installing
Chapter
The wheel bearing and wheel hub are assembled in one housing.
The wheel hub with wheel bearing unit is maintenance and adjustment-free. Adjustments and repairs are not possible!
Bolt
Always renew after removing
With dished spring
30 Nm +90°
Brake backplate with brake shoes
Repairing
Brake system
Rep. gr.
46
Rear brake; Assembly overview – rear brake
Bolt
Insert from outside
Always renew after removing
Tighten in unladen state
Chapter
.
45 Nm +90°
Bonded rubber bush
Removing and installing
Chapter
Nut
Self-locking
Always renew after removing
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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.