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Removing and installing rear axle, Golf Variant > < Rear axle assembly/anti-roll bar allocation

Golf Mk3

Dismantling and assembling suspension strut
   
Dismantling and assembling suspension strut
1 - Shock absorbers
q   Can be renewed individually → Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”.
q   Disposal → Special Information Running gear No. 2.
q   Checking shock absorber for leaks and noises → Special Information: Running gear No. 17.
2 - Lower spring plate
q   Installation position → Fig..
3 - Spring plate
4 - Retaining ring
5 - Coil spring
q   Allocation → Electronic parts catalogue “ETKA”.
6 - Protective cap
7 - Protective tube
8 - Bump stop
9 - Spring seat
q   Installation position → Fig..
10 - Washer
11 - Upper spring plate
12 - Spacer tube
13 - Lower bearing brush
q   Rubber item.
14 - 15 Nm

   
Installation position of spring seat
  V42-0623
Installation position of bottom spring plate
1 - Lower spring plate
2 - Bush in shock absorber mounting
Install spring plate so that hole -a- aligns with bush -2- in eye of shock absorber. Otherwise tyre may contact spring plate -1- in extreme driving situations.
  V42-0846

Removing and installing rear axle, Golf Variant > < Rear axle assembly/anti-roll bar allocation