Removing and installing tensioning bar: VW Golf Cabriolet
Step-by-step removing and installing tensioning bar for the VW Golf Cabriolet: 11 steps, 2 torque figures.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 12 Nm (8.9 lb-ft) | First, tighten bolts on left and right directly next to tensioning bar |
| 12 Nm (8.9 lb-ft) | Then tighten bolts (3 and 4), working from centre outwards |
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
- Remove soft top compartment trim General body repairs, interior70Trim, insulation; Soft top compartment trim
- Unscrew bolts (3 and 4).
- Pull off tensioning bar (1) from centring pin (arrow).
- Push together tensioning bar on one side slightly (arrow a) and lift out of soft top compartment.
- Lift tensioning bar (1) out of soft top compartment on other side and place on protected surfaces.
- Guide tensioning bar (1) on one side into soft top compartment.
- Push together other side of tensioning bar slightly and guide into soft top compartment.
- Guide tensioning bar onto centring pin (arrow).
- Start all bolts.
- First, tighten bolts on left and right directly next to tensioning bar. Torque setting: 12 Nm. — 12 Nm (8.9 lb-ft)
- Then tighten bolts (3 and 4), working from centre outwards. Torque setting: 12 Nm. — 12 Nm (8.9 lb-ft)
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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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