Removing and installing mounting bracket, left-hand drive: VW Golf Sportsvan
Step-by-step removing and installing mounting bracket, left-hand drive for the VW Golf Sportsvan: 16 steps.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf Sportsvan (AM1, 2014–2020)
📋 Procedure
- Remove dash panel end cover on driver side General body repairs, interior70Dash panel; Removing and installing dash panel end cover.
- Remove footwell cover on driver side General body repairs, interior68Compartments and covers.
- Remove centre console trim in footwell on driver side General body repairs, interior68Centre console; Removing and installing centre console trim in front footwell.
- Remove storage compartment on driver side General body repairs, interior68Compartments and covers.
- Remove dash panel cover on driver side General body repairs, interior68Compartments and covers; Removing and installing dash panel cover on driver side.
- Remove knee airbag (1)General body repairs, interior69Knee airbags; Assembly overview - knee airbag.
- Remove footwell vent on driver side Heating, air conditioning system87Air duct; Assembly overview - air duct and air distribution in passenger compartment.
- Unbolt crash bar for brake pedal and lay it to one side General body repairs, interior70Dash panel central tube; Assembly overview - dash panel central tube.
- Unscrew bolt (2), detach crash bar (1), and push it to one side.
- Remove headlight range control unit J431/control unit for cornering light and headlight range control J745(1), and lay it to one side Electrical system94Automatic headlight range control; Removing and installing headlight range control unit.
- Separate brake pedal from brake servo .
- Pull connector off accelerator pedal position sender.
- Unscrew bolts (1) and fold footwell trim (2) in direction of arrow towards vehicle interior.
- Unscrew nuts (1 to 4).
- Carefully remove foot pedal cluster.
- Connect brake pedal to brake servo .
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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