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Aligning exhaust system free of stress > < Assembly overview - silencers with mountings

Golf Mk5

Checking exhaust flap
Checking exhaust flap
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Hand vacuum pump -VAS 6213-
Test procedure
l  Vacuum pipes and hose connections free of leaks.
l  Vacuum hoses not blocked or porous.
–  Pull hose off vacuum unit for exhaust flap.
  W00-10259
–  Connect hand vacuum pump -VAS 6213- to vacuum element -A-.
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–  Move slide ring -1- on hand vacuum pump -VAS 6213- to position -A- for „vacuum“.
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–  Create a vacuum using the hand vacuum pump -VAS 6213- and observe the linkage.
l  The linkage must move to the left and the exhaust flap -arrow- must close.
–  Vent hand vacuum pump -VAS 6213-.
l  The linkage must move to the right and the exhaust flap -arrow- must open.
If the linkage does not move:
–  Check the linkage for ease of movement and/or check the vacuum element is not leaking.
  N26-10323

Aligning exhaust system free of stress > < Assembly overview - silencers with mountings