Golf Mk4: Running gear
Also for this vehicle: Golf (5K1) L4-2.0L DSL Turbo (CJAA) (2011), Golf (5K1) L5-2.5L (CBUA) (2011), Golf GL L4-2.0L (AEG) (2001), Golf GL L4-2.0L (AVH) (2002), Golf GL L4-2.0L (AZG) (2001), Golf GLS L4-1.8L Turbo (AWW) (2001), Golf GLS L4-2.0L (AEG) (2001), Golf GLS L4-2.0L (AVH) (2002), Golf GLS L4-2.0L (AZG) (2001), Golf GTI L4-1781cc 1.8L SOHC (HT) (1985), Golf GTI L4-1781cc 1.8L SOHC (RD) (1987), Golf GTI L4-1984cc 2.0L DOHC (9A) (1990), Golf GTI L4-2.0L (ABA) (1997), Golf GTI V6-2792cc 2.8L DOHC (AAA) SFI (1998), Golf III L4-1984cc 2.0L SOHC (1993), Golf III L4-2.0L (ABA) (1995), Golf L4-1.8L Turbo (AWD) (2000), Golf L4-1.8L Turbo (AWW) (2003), Golf L4-1.9L DSL Turbo (AHU) (1997), Golf L4-1.9L DSL Turbo (ALH) (1999), Golf L4-1.9L DSL Turbo (BEW) (2004), Golf L4-1588cc 1.6L DSL SOHC (1987), Golf L4-1588cc 1.6L DSL SOHC Turbo (1985), Golf L4-1781cc 1.8L SOHC (1987), Golf L4-1781cc 1.8L SOHC (ACC) Can (1993), Golf L4-1781cc 1.8L SOHC (RV) (1990), Golf L4-1781cc 1.8L SOHC (RV, PF) (1989), Golf L4-1896cc 1.9L DSL Turbo (1Z) (1997), Golf L4-2.0L (ABA) (1996), Golf L4-2.0L (AEG) (1999), Golf L4-2.0L (AVH) (2003), Golf L4-2.0L (AZG) (2004), Golf L4-2.0L (BEV) (2004), Golf L4-2.0L DSL Turbo (CJAA) (2010), Golf L5-2.5L (CBUA) (2010), Golf Mk1, Golf Mk2, Golf Mk3, Golf Mk5, Golf Mk6.
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Brake systems167 pages
Technical data22 pages
Brake allocation via PR No.7 pages
- Front brakes
Rear brakes (disc brakes)4 pages
- Rear brakes (drum brakes)
Technical data9 pages
- Brake master cylinder and brake servo
Rear brakes3 pages
- Rear brakes (disc brakes)
- Rear brakes (disc brakes)
- Rear brakes (disc brakes)
- Rear brakes (disc brakes)
- Rear brakes (disc brakes)
- Rear brakes (drum brakes)
- Rear brakes (drum brakes)
Brake test6 pages
- General
- Test for vehicles with front-wheel drive
Test for vehicles with four-wheel drive via a Haldex clutch.3 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP54 pages
General notes for anti-lock brake system (ABS)5 pages
- Notes for repairs on anti-lock brake system
- Connecting VAS 5051 and selecting functions
Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations4 pages
Faults displayed via warning lamps5 pages
Assembly overview - hydraulic unit, brake servo/brake master cylinder11 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on front and rear axle15 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on front axle5 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on rear axle - Front-wheel drive5 pages
- Removing and installing speed sensor on rear axle (disc brakes - front-wheel drive)
- Removing and installing speed sensor on rear axle (drum brakes)
- Checking or removing and installing rotor on rear axle (disc and drum brakes - front-wheel drive)
- Removing and installing rear speed sensor wiring (front-wheel drive)
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on rear axle - four-wheel drive4 pages
Removing and installing parts of ESP system12 pages
Brake, brake mechanics45 pages
Repairing front brakes8 pages
- Repairing front brakes, FS III brake caliper
- Repairing front brakes, FN 3 brake caliper
Removing and installing brake pads1 page
- Removing
- Installing
- Brake pads with specified direction of rotation
- Repairing front brakes, 2FN brake caliper
Removing and installing brake pads0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Repairing rear disc brakes - front-wheel drive5 pages
Repairing rear disc brakes - four-wheel drive5 pages
Repairing rear drum brakes8 pages
Assembly overview - handbrake lever10 pages
Removing and installing handbrake cable for disc brakes - front-wheel drive3 pages
Removing and installing handbrake cables for disc brakes - four-wheel drive3 pages
Assembly overview - brake pedal9 pages
Removing, installing brake light switch F and brake pedal switch F473 pages
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo46 pages
Repairing front brake caliper7 pages
- Repairing FS III brake caliper
- Repairing FN 3 brake caliper
Removing and installing front brake caliper piston0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
- Repairing brake caliper 2FN
Removing and installing front brake caliper piston0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Repairing rear brake caliper5 pages
Removing and installing piston for rear brake caliper4 pages
- Assembly overview - Brake pressure regulator
Checking and adjusting brake pressure regulator5 pages
- Checking function
Checking and adjusting pressure3 pages
- Pressure leak test
Bleeding brake system7 pages
Bleeding brake system with brake filling and bleeding unit VAS 5234 or V.A.G 18694 pages
Assembly overview - brake servo/ brake master cylinder4 pages
Removing and installing vacuum pump for brake servo (Diesel vehicles)3 pages
Assembly overview - brake servo /brake master cylinder for vehicles with ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP Mark 20 IE4 pages
Removing and installing brake pressure sender 1 G201 and brake pressure sender 2 G2143 pages
Assembly overview - brake servo /brake master cylinder for vehicles with ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP Mark 607 pages
- Removing and installing brake master cylinder
- Removing and installing brake servo
- Running gear self-diagnosis for ABS › Self diagnosis, V.A.G Inspection Service › Self-diagnosis
Running gear, axles, steering - front and four-wheel drive277 pages
Technical data5 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts96 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
Electrical/electronic components and fitting locations6 pages
Repairing front suspension32 pages
- Overview - front axle
- I - Assembly overview, subframe, anti-roll bar and suspension link
- Modified attachment for anti-roll bar
- Checking swivel joint
- Renewing bonded rubber bush for suspension link
- Renewing bonded rubber bushes in subframe
- Repairing threads in longitudinal member
- II - Assembly overview - wheel bearing
Pressing front wheel bearing out and in with wheel bearing housing installed6 pages
- III - Assembly overview - suspension strut
- Vehicle data sticker
Repairing front suspension, R3232 pages
- Overview - front axle
- I - Assembly overview, subframe, anti-roll bar and wishbone
- Checking swivel joint
- Renewing bonded rubber bush for suspension link
- Repairing threads in longitudinal member
- II - Assembly overview - wheel bearing
Pressing out and pressing in front wheel bearing6 pages
- III - Assembly overview - suspension strut
Servicing front drive shafts25 pages
- Overview - drive shafts
- I - Repairing front drive shaft with constant velocity joint
- II - Repairing front drive shaft with constant velocity joint VL 3700
- III - Repairing front drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2000
- IV - Repairing front drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2900
- V - Repairing drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR 3300i
Rear suspension, drive shaft80 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
Repairing rear axle18 pages
- Assembly overview - rear axle beam
Removing and installing bonded rubber bush5 pages
- Removing left bonded rubber bush
- Installing right bonded rubber bush
- Removing right bonded rubber bush
- Installing right bonded rubber bush
- Continuation for both sides
Removing and installing spring and shock absorber4 pages
- Assembly overview - shock absorber on vehicle with front wheel drive
Repairing wheel bearings8 pages
- Repairing wheel bearings, vehicles with front-wheel drive
Removing and installing wheel bearing/wheel hub unit on vehicles with disc brakes3 pages
Removing and installing wheel bearing/hub unit on vehicles with drum brakes3 pages
Repairing rear axle (four-wheel drive vehicles)16 pages
- Assembly overview - rear axle with four-wheel drive
Removing and installing springs5 pages
Removing and installing springs, R325 pages
- Assembly overview - spring and shock absorbers on vehicles with four-wheel drive
Assembly overview - trailing arm and transverse link22 pages
Pressing rear wheel bearing out and in with trailing arm installed6 pages
Removing and installing upper ball joints or bonded rubber bushes3 pages
Removing and installing lower ball joint or bonded rubber bush3 pages
Assembly overview - subframe with final drive10 pages
Repairing rear drive shaft5 pages
Wheels, tyres. axle align39 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
- Torque settings for wheel bolts
Wheel alignment20 pages
- Test prerequisites:
- Vehicle data sticker
- Adjusting camber on front axle
- Adjusting camber on rear axle, vehicles with front-wheel drive
- Adjusting camber on rear axle, vehicles with four-wheel drive
- Adjusting toe on rear axle, vehicles with front-wheel drive
- Adjusting toe on rear axle, vehicles with four-wheel drive
- Adjusting toe on front axle
- Checking left and right-hand wheel lock
- Protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
Rough running due to wheels/tyres - causes and rectification12 pages
- Causes of rough running
- Balancing wheels
- Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
- Balancing wheels on stationary wheel balancing machine
- Vibration control system VAS 6230
- Finish balancer
- Radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres
- Checking radial and lateral runout on wheels and tyres with tyre gauge V.A.G 1435
- Checking radial and lateral runout on wheel rim
- Matching
- Flat spots caused by storage or handling
Steering57 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
- Airbag
Steering column15 pages
Repairing power assisted steering17 pages
- Assembly overview, power-assisted steering box (LHD)
- Assembly overview, power-assisted steering box (RHD)
Assembly overview - power-assisted steering box with heat shield (vehicles with four-wheel drive)2 pages
- Modified track rod ball joints
- Modified track rods
- Checking play, tightness and bellows of track rod ball joints
- Determining centre position of steering rack
- Adjusting steering box
Vane pump, reservoir, hydraulic pipes22 pages
- Checking delivery pressure of power steering pump
Removing and installing vane pump, vehicles with low-mounted vane pump3 pages
Removing and installing vane pump, vehicles with high-mounted vane pump3 pages
Assembly overview - vane pump with hydraulic lines12 pages
- Dismantling and assembling reservoir
- Attaching pressure line and suction hose for SDI with air conditioner
- Attaching pressure line and suction hose for vehicles with 1.4 ltr. or 1.6 ltr. engines with air conditioner
- Attaching pressure line and suction hose for vehicles with 1.4 ltr., 1.6 ltr or 1.9 ltr. SDI/TDI engines without air conditioner
- Attaching pressure line and suction hose for vehicles with TDI engine and air conditioner
- Attaching pressure line and suction hose for vehicles with TDI engine and no air conditioner
- Attaching pressure line to 5-speed manual gearbox 02J and 5-speed manual gearbox 02T
- Attaching pressure line to 5-speed manual gearbox 02K
- Attaching pressure line to 6-speed manual gearbox 02M
- Attaching pressure line to automatic gearbox 01 M
- Attaching pressure line to automatic gearbox 09A
- Assembly overview - low-mounted vane pump
- Assembly overview - high-mounted vane pump
- Definitions
Guide for using trailers › Technical data27 pages
Technical prerequisites13 pages
- Notes on operation and driving
- Drawbar load details
- Legal requirements
- Bora 1999 ?, Bora Variant 1999 ?
Wheels and Tyres Guide - Archive › Wheels, tyres. axle align112 pages
- General notes on wheels and tyres (passenger cars)
Legislative and technical conditions for converting wheel and tyre combinations6 pages
Documents and codes/designations4 pages
Useful information regarding tyres13 pages
- Identification markings on the tyre sidewall
- Explanation of tyre markings
- Speed ratings for tyres
- Undulations
- Tyre storage
- Tyre ageing
- Winter tyres
- Winter tyres with speed symbol "V"
- Extra Load (XL) V winter tyres
- Maximum speeds for V and Extra Load (XL) winter tyres
- Reinforced and Extra Load (XL) tyres
- Snow chains
Tyre wear/ mileage for passenger car tyres13 pages
Rough running caused by wheels/tyres12 pages
- Causes of rough running
- Balancing wheels
- Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
- Balancing wheels on stationary wheel balancing machine
- Vibration control systemVAS 6230
- Finish balancer
- Radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres
- Checking radial and lateral runout on wheels and tyres with tyre gaugeV.A.G 1435
- Checking radial and lateral runout on wheel rim
- Matching
- Flat spots caused by storage or handling
Tyre damage11 pages
Tyres with run-flat properties5 pages
- Rolling resistance optimised tyres
Facts about disc-type wheels (passenger cars)14 pages
- Design of disc-type wheel
- Data on wheel rims
- Wheel rims - pitch circle diameter
- Split rim composite wheels
- Alloy wheels with exchangeable trim elements
Alloy wheels with exchangeable trim elements (Zaragoza)5 pages
- Care and maintenance of alloy wheel rims
- Restoring alloy wheels
- The valve
Fitting and removing wheels4 pages
- Breakdown set for VW Vehicles
- Temporary spare tyres and wheels for VW vehicles
Recommended summer tyres6 pages
- Summer tyres for Golf, Golf 4Motion model year 1998 to model year 2004
- Summer tyres for Bora, Bora 4Motion model year 1999 to model year 2005
- Summer tyres for Golf Variant, Golf Variant 4Motion model year 1999 to model year 2006, Bora Variant, Bora Variant 4Motion model
- Summer tyres for Golf R32
- Summer tyres for Golf Anniversary GTI
Recommended all-season tyres4 pages
Recommended winter tyres6 pages
- Winter tyres Golf, Golf 4Motion model year 1998 to model year 2004
- Winter tyres Bora, Bora 4Motion model year 1999 to model year 2005
- Winter tyres Golf Variant, Golf Variant 4Motion model year 1999 to model year 2006, Bora Variant, Bora Variant 4Motion model yea
- Winter tyres for Golf 32
- Winter tyres for Golf Anniversary GTI