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Removing and installing mounting bracket, Eos — VW

Removing and installing mounting bracket, Eos on VW: 21 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Removing the pedal mounting bracket on the Eos (platform code 1F7). The bracket carries the clutch master cylinder, so the clutch hydraulics have to be opened. Check for a coded radio and get the code before the battery is removed. The supply hose to the master cylinder is clamped with 3094 or sealed with T10249/1, the pressure line clip released and the clutch position sender G476 unclipped with its connector still on. In the footwell, the trim and lower cover come off, followed by the crash bar. The bracket is held by securing nuts on the bulkhead studs. Brake fluid is the main nuisance: keep it off the longitudinal member and gearbox and have a lint-free cloth underneath. Self-locking nuts and hose clips are renewed and the clutch is bled.

21 steps

🧭 Before you start

Obtain the radio code, remove the battery, clamp the supply hose and disconnect the master cylinder lines and position sender. Remove the footwell trim and crash bar, undo the bracket nuts and take the bracket out. Refit with new self-locking nuts, torque the crash bar bolts, reconnect the line until the clip engages, bleed the clutch and refit the battery.

Fits: platform code 1F7

  • Opens: brake fluid, clutch fluid
  • Renewed: self-locking nuts, hose clips

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  • Renew the self-locking nuts and the hose clips.
  • Push the pressure line on until the securing clip engages audibly, then tug-test it.
  • Keep brake fluid off the longitudinal member and gearbox; clean thoroughly if it lands there.
  • Bleed the clutch system after reconnecting the lines.
  • Get the radio anti-theft code before disconnecting the battery.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

  1. First check whether a coded radio is fitted. If so, obtain anti-theft code.
  2. Remove battery and, if necessary, detach back wall of battery box Electrical system27Removing and installing battery. [Note: During the following work, ensure that no brake fluid lands on longitudinal member or gearbox. If this does happen, clean the affected areas thoroughly.Place a lint-free cloth under the master cylinder.]
  3. Clamp off supply hose to master cylinder using hose clamp3094.
  4. It may also be sealed with sealing tool T10249/1.
  5. Pull supply hose 3 off master cylinder.
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  1. Release securing clip (2) using screwdriver or a pointed object and pull pipe/hose line (1) off master cylinder.
  2. Unclip clutch position sender G476 from master cylinder (arrow) and remove with electrical connector attached (4). [Note: When performing work in the footwell, put cloths on the carpet to protect it from possible brake fluid spills.]
  3. Remove trim and cover below trim on drive side General body repairs, interior68.
  4. Unbolt crash bar (2 bolts).
  5. Remove crash bar (1) (1 bolt (2)).
  6. Pull off damping if lower securing bolts for mounting bracket are covered (arrows).
  7. Remove securing nuts (1) and (2).
  8. Remove mounting bracket (3). [Note: Renew self-locking nuts.Renew hose clips.Allocate all components according to Electronic parts catalogue.]
  9. Install crash bar (1) and tighten 2 bolts to specified torque.
  10. Install crash bar (1) and tighten bolt (2) to specified torque.
  11. Install trim and cover below trim on drive side General body repairs, interior68.
  12. Push pipe/hose line (1) with seal (2) onto connection of master cylinder (4) until securing clip (3) engages audibly.
  13. Test line by tugging on it.
  14. After removing hose clamp3094, return supply hose to its original shape, if necessary.
  15. Bleed clutch system .
  16. Install battery Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.