Installing locking device for roof side member — VW
Installing locking device for roof side member on VW: 14 steps, 3 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 1F7
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- Screw nuts (3) onto threads, but do not tighten.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft) | Tighten bolt (5 |
| 9.5 Nm (7.0 lb-ft) | Insert sliding block into guide plate again and tighten bolts from interior |
| 9.5 Nm (7.0 lb-ft) | Tighten nuts (3), specified torque |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Seat locking device into front of lock fitting and pull mounting (1) to rear (to guide locking device into lock fitting).
- Screw nuts (3) onto threads, but do not tighten.
- Install the counter-sink head rivets (2) using pop rivet pliersVAS 5072.
- Insert sliding block into guide plate again and tighten bolts from interior. Specified torque: 9.5 Nm — 9.5 Nm (7.0 lb-ft)
- Tighten bolt (5). Specified torque: 3 Nm. — 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft)
- Install guide rail.
- Lift rear window frame over centre section of roof.
- Pull mounting (1) as far as possible to rear, to lock locking hook into lock fitting.
- Tighten bypass screw on hydraulic pump.
- Close rear window frame using convertible roof actuation button.
- Tighten nuts (3), specified torque: 9.5 Nm. — 9.5 Nm (7.0 lb-ft)
- Install roof side member.
- Clean surfaces on sealing ring and centring tip using cleanerD 195 850 A1.
- Coat sealing ring with adhesiveAMV 195 KD1 01.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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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