Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Installing –  Insert the lock cylinder into the door handle.

–  Clamp the door handle in a vice with protective jaws. –  Place the bearing -1- and carrier -2- on the lock cylinder.

–  Insert the torsion spring -1- in the lock cylinder housing so that the point of the torsion spring is towards the rear.

–  Place the assembly tool -T10009- with the narrow slot -arrow- on the torsion spring -1-.

–  Push down the outer sleeve of the assembly tool -T10009- until it is lying on the bearing -1-.

To make the following assembly steps clearer, the assembly tool -T10009- is shown in a cutaway view. –  Rotate the assembly tool -T10009- 180° until the slot -arrow- is pointing forwards.

–  Push down the central rod -1- on the assembly tool -T10009-. This compresses the torsion spring. –  The point of the torsion spring jumps out of the slot in the assembly tool and engages in the bearing. –  Now carefully lift the outer sleeve -1- of the assembly tool -T10009-.

The central rod -2-, which is pushed over the lock cylinder, now becomes visible.

–  Lift the assembly tool -T10009- until the groove in the lock cylinder can be seen. –  The torsion spring -1- must have engaged in the bearing -arrow-. –  As an aid, the torsion spring can be pushed into the slot in the lock cylinder using a small screwdriver. –  Remove assembly tool.

–  Fit the paddle onto the torsion spring and push it down. –  Circular motions of the paddle release the torsion spring from the slot in the lock cylinder and allow it to be compressed further.

–  Insert the lock washer. –  Perform functional check.