Removing and installing shock absorber, "“Sport Select”" running gear — VW
Removing and installing shock absorber, "“Sport Select”" running gear 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: VW Polo 6C (2014–2017)
📋 Procedure
- Separate connection (1).
- Remove bolts (1). If necessary, lift vehicle until bolts are accessible.
- Raise vehicle to working height.
- Unscrew and remove nut (1), take out hexagon bolt (2) for shock absorber (3) from rear axle.
- Take out shock absorber.
- Fit shock absorber.
- Bolt shock absorber (3) to rear axle using new hexagon bolt (2) and new nut (1).
- Bolt shock absorber to body.
- Plug in connector (1).
- Tighten bolts in unladen state .
🎬 Video walkthrough
Independent video tutorial by AUTODOC (YouTube) — a helpful visual companion to the steps above.
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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.
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.
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