Removing and installing brake pedal — VW
Removing and installing brake pedal on VW: 22 steps, 1 torque figure. 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: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) | Hexagon nut tightening torque (1 |
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
- Undo bolts (arrows) and remove footwell trim (1).
- Release diagnostics connector (3) and pull off.
- Pull off and remove footwell trim (1) in (direction of arrow).
- Separate brake pedal from brake servo .
- Remove steering column trim General body repairs, interior68Compartments, covers and trims.
- Remove trim (1).
- Release connector (1) and pull off.
- Release connector (1) and pull off.
- Unclip cable from holder on electronic steering column lock control unit J764(arrow).
- Unscrew nut (arrow) and pull earth cable off steering column.
- Press lugs (arrow) on both side of cable guide (1) inwards and pull cable guide (1) out of guides on steering column.
- Unscrew bolt (1).
- Slide footwell trim (2) upwards in (direction of arrow) and remove.
- Remove left bolt (1) and remove crash bar for clutch pedal (2).
- Remove left bolt (1) for steering column.
- Remove right bolts (1) and remove crash bar for brake pedal (2).
- Unscrew bolts (1) and hold steering column when doing this.
- Remove steering column.
- Place steering column carefully on trim and secure to prevent it slipping off.
- Remove bolt (1) for brake pedal towards the left, while counterholding the nut (arrow).
- Remove brake pedal.
- Clip brake pedal to brake servo .
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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