Removing tyres, run-flat tyres, ultra-high-performance tyres — VW
Removing tyres, run-flat tyres, ultra-high-performance tyres on VW: 11 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 Passat CC (357, 2008–2012), VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–), VW Jetta VI (16, 2010–2018), VW Polo 6R (2009–2014), VW Phaeton (3D), VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018), VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016), VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016), VW Golf VII Variant (BA), VW Polo 6C (2014–2017), VW Golf Sportsvan (AM1, 2014–2020), VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014), VW Touran I (1T, 2003–2015), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Golf VI (5K, 2008–2013), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020), VW Passat B8 (3G, 2014–), VW Touran II (5T, 2015–); platform codes 137, 521, AJ5, 121, BL1, BE1, 138, 1F8, 5C1
- Renewed: union nut
📋 Procedure
- Turn wheel, until tyre valve or tyre pressure sensor are positioned at least at 30° ahead of assembly head.
- Insert depressor (3) opposite to assembly head (1) on wheel rim.
- Using assembly lever, lever upper tyre bead over assembly finger.
- Remove assembly lever.
- Run tyre fitting unit clockwise until upper tyre bead is fitted completely over wheel rim flange.
- Turn wheel, until tyre valve or tyre pressure sensor are positioned at least at 30° ahead of assembly head.
- Now lever tyre bead over assembly finger on assembly head using assembly lever (3).
- Using assembly lever, lever lower tyre bead over assembly finger.
- Insert plastic assembly lever (4).
- Remove assembly lever (3).
- Using plastic assembly lever (1) and working from outside, hold bead over wheel rim flange, and run tyre fitting unit clockwise until tyre is completely removed from wheel rim. [Note: Check that the tyre pressure sensor is not loose or damaged. If the screwed connection is loose, replace the union nut, the valve core, the seal, the sealing washer and the valve cap with new parts from the repair set Electronic Parts Catalogue.Remove tyre pressure sensor if damaged .]
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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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.