Rear suspension with wheel bearing roller (with adjustment) - assembly overview — VW
Rear suspension with wheel bearing roller (with adjustment) - assembly overview 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.
Rear suspension with wheel bearing roller (with adjustment) - assembly overview
WARNING
Always replace self-locking nuts and bolts subject to angular torque
Soldering and straightening operations are not permitted on the suspension supporting components or on those components in which the wheels are mounted
Always replace corroded or rusted screws/nuts
Note
When replacing components with metal and rubber supports, or when bolts/nuts have been removed from such components, you must lift the unloaded axle before tightening
Chapter
.
Axle beam
The contact surfaces of the shaft end and threaded holes must be free from paint and dirt
Remove the rear axle
Chapter
Lower spring plate
check plates for damages
Coil spring
observe the colour coding
Refer to:
Electronic Parts Catalogue
Spring correspondence through the PR number
These numbers are indicated in the vehicle identification tag
The spiral spring surface must not be damaged
Spring seat
Hex bolts
30 Nm 90°
replace after each removal
Shock absorber
Correspondence
Electronic Parts Catalogue
.
Remove and install
Chapter
Note the assembly position
Fig.
WARNING
Only shock absorbers of the same brand
“Supplier”
can be mounted in the same vehicle.
Hexagonal head screw
40 Nm 90°
replace after each removal
Hexagonal nut
Self-locking
replace after each removal
ABS speed sensor
Before installing the sensor, you must clean the internal surface of the hole and coat it with
Grease
G 000 650
. Refer to the
Chemicals Manual
.
Internal hex head bolt
8 Nm
Axle end
Straightening operations are not permitted
Recutting the thread is not permitted
Thrust washer
Hexagonal nut
Adjust
Chapter
Sprocket
Wheel hub protection
replace after each removal
Cotter pin
replace after each removal
Rear wheel external roller bearing
Adjust
Chapter
Remove and install
Chapter
Brake drum
Remove and install
Brake system
Rep. gr.
46
Brakes - mechanical systems
Rear wheel internal roller bearing
Adjust
Chapter
Remove and install
Chapter
Rear wheel internal roller bearing seal
replace after each removal
Hex bolts
30 Nm 90°
replace after each removal
Rear brake plate with brake shoes
Repair
Brake system
Rep. gr.
46
Brakes - Mechanical systems
Handbrake cable bracket
Bolt
Install from outside
replace after each removal
Metal-rubber bearing
Remove and install
Chapter
Hexagonal nut
Self-locking
45 Nm 90°
replace after each removal
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