Removing and installing lock cylinder housing cap on front passenger side — VW
Removing and installing lock cylinder housing cap on front passenger side on VW: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and 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 138
📋 Procedure
- Remove plug (3) from rear hole.
- Guide assembly tool T10389 behind locking hook (2) of mounting bracket.
- Pull assembly tool T10389 backwards (arrow) until hook releases.
- Pull door handle (2) in direction of (arrow a).
- Pull cap (1) off door (arrow b).
- Pull door handle (2) in direction of (arrow a).
- Push cap (1) into mounting bracket (arrow b).
- Remove plug (5) from foremost opening.
- Insert screwdriver (4) as far as locking hook (3) of mounting bracket.
- Push screwdriver (arrow) so far into hole until hook locks in place.
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