Removing and installing longitudinal adjustment motor — VW
Removing and installing longitudinal adjustment motor on VW: 16 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
- Renewed: respective assembly part, all self-locking bolts
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 22 Nm (16 lb-ft) | Remove bolt (3 |
| 22 Nm (16 lb-ft) | Remove self-locking bolts (2 |
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
- ⚠ Observe the general safety regulations when working on airbag, belt tensioner and battery isolator units (pyrotechnic components) — Move front seat to highest possible position, to keep tension on torsion rod as low as possible.
- Attach seat repair stand VAS 6136 to engine and gearbox support VAS 6095.
- Remove front seat (see the separate procedure).
- Secure seat to seat repair stand VAS 6136.
- Remove front belt buckle (see the separate procedure).
- Remove trim on tunnel side (see the separate procedure).
- Remove trim on sill side (see the separate procedure).
- Remove bracket trim on sill side (see the separate procedure).
- Remove backrest (see the separate procedure).
- Remove torsion rod (see the separate procedure).
- Disconnect electrical connector on longitudinal adjustment motor.
- Remove self-locking bolts (2) (Qty. 4) (22 Nm). — 22 Nm (16 lb-ft)
- Remove bolt (3) (22 Nm). — 22 Nm (16 lb-ft)
- Remove upper frame (1) upwards off lower frame (4).
- Note bushes (1) in bearing in lower frame (1) of seat pan.
- ⚠ Do not damage bushes (1) in bearings when separating or reconnecting upper and lower frames. The bush cannot be replaced using workshop equipment. Replace respective assembly part if bush is damaged. — Renew all self-locking bolts.
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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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