Specified values for wheel alignment, torsion beam axle, Golf — VW
Specified values for wheel alignment, torsion beam axle, Golf on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Specified values for wheel alignment, torsion beam axle, Golf
These specifications apply to all engines.
Explanations regarding PR numbers
Chapter
“
Vehicle data sticker
”
.
Front axle
Basic running gear
Sports running gear
Raised running gear
DCC running gear
PR numbers
G01/G02/G05/G07 G16/G18/G22+2UA
G01/G02/G06/G07 G21+ 2UC G01/G14+2UP G17/G21/G26
G01+2UF
G02+2UF
G24/G25/G27
G02+2UQ
G03+2UH, G04
Total toe (unladen)
10′ ± 10′
10′ ± 10′
10′ ± 10′
10′ ± 1 0′
Camber (in straight-ahead position)
Remark
-30′ ± 30′
-41′ ± 30′
-16′ ± 30′
-36′ ± 30′
Maximum permissible difference between sides
max. 30'
max. 30'
max. 30'
max. 30'
Toe-out on turns with 20° steering angle
Remark
1° 19′ ± 20′
1° 30′ ± 20′
1° 09′ ± 20′
1° 26′ ± 20′
Caster
7° 23′ ± 30′
7° 38′ ± 30′
7° 09′ ± 30′
7° 33′ ± 30′
Maximum permissible difference between sides
max. 30'
max. 30'
max. 30'
max. 30'
Ride height
383 ± 10 mm
368 ± 10 mm
398 ± 10 mm
373 ± 10 mm
Camber cannot be adjusted. Corrections are possible by moving the subframe slightly.
The toe-out on turns can be displayed as a negative value on the wheel alignment computer, depending on the manufacturer.
These specifications apply to all engines.
Explanations regarding PR numbers
Chapter
“
Vehicle data sticker
”
.
Front axle
BlueMotion
PR numbers
G01+2UC+GM1
G01+2UP
G02+2UC+GM1
G07+2UC
G21/G26
Total toe (unladen)
10′ ± 10′
Camber (in straight-ahead position)
Remark
-41′ ± 30′
Maximum permissible difference between sides
max. 30'
Toe-out on turns with 20° steering angle
Remark
1° 30′ ± 20′
Caster
7° 38′ ± 30′
Maximum permissible difference between sides
max. 30'
Ride height
368 ± 10 mm
Camber cannot be adjusted. Corrections are possible by moving the subframe slightly.
The toe-out on turns can be displayed as a negative value on the wheel alignment computer, depending on the manufacturer.
Rear axle
Standard running gear
Sports running gear
Raised running gear
DCC running gear
Camber
-1° ± 10′
-1° ± 10′
-1° ± 10′
-1° ± 10′
Maximum permissible difference between sides
max. 30'
max. 30'
max. 30'
max. 30'
Total track (at prescribed camber)
20′ ± 12′
24′ ± 12′
26′ ± 12′
23′ ± 12′
Max. permissible deviation from direction of travel
max. 20'
max. 20'
max. 20'
max. 20'
Ride height
385 ± 10 mm
370 ± 10 mm
400± 10 mm
375 ± 10 mm
Rear axle
BlueMotion
Camber
-1° ± 10′
Maximum permissible difference between sides
max. 30'
Total track (at prescribed camber)
24′ ± 12′
Max. permissible deviation from direction of travel
max. 20'
Ride height
370 ± 10 mm
TorqFix answers live for your specific car — tell it the engine code and it serves the matching sequence, torque figures and wiring for that exact variant.
Ask about my car →Other VW procedures
- Removing engine · 41 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft – VW Golf Cabriolet · 47 torque figures
- Adjusting valve timing – VW Passat B5 · 83 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshafts – VW Passat B6 · 39 torque figures
- Removing and installing coolant pump · 53 torque figures
- Removing and installing control unit for auxiliary hydraulic pump J922 · 1 torque figures
- Removing and installing left and right timing chain cover
- Removing and installing upper coolant pipe – VW 3.0 TDI
- Removing and installing metering pump V54 – VW Golf Sportsvan
- Removing and installing vane pump, 8-cylinder petrol and diesel engine
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.
Seen a figure that does not match your manual? Write to us — we correct it and note when. support@torqfix.com
The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.