Removing and installing steering angle sender G85 — VW
Removing and installing steering angle sender G85 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 codes 9C1, 1C1, 1Y7
📋 Procedure
- Removing airbag unit and steering wheel General body repairs, interior69Airbag; Removing and installing steering wheel.
- Turn wheels to straight-ahead position.
- Remove footwell cover.
- Remove bolts (1).
- Remove handle for height and reach adjustment (5).
- Unscrew bolts (2), (3) and (4).
- Remove lower steering column trim.
- Remove upper steering column trim (1).
- Pull off connectors (1) and (3).
- Lift hooks (arrows) carefully and pull off steering angle sender G85.
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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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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