Golf Mk6: 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 Mk4, Golf Mk5.
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Brake systems183 pages
Technical data20 pages
Technical data for brakes11 pages
Brake test6 pages
- General
- Test for vehicles with front-wheel drive
Test for vehicles with four-wheel drive via a Haldex coupling3 pages
ABS, ADR, TCS, EDL, ESP42 pages
- General notes on anti-lock brake system
- Notes for repair work on anti-lock brake system
- Connecting VAS 5051 and selecting functions
Electrical/electronic components and locations3 pages
- Fault display via warning lamps
ABS Mark 70 (ABS/TCS) (right-hand drive vehicle)7 pages
ABS Mark 60 EC (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP) (left-hand drive vehicle)7 pages
ABS Mark 60 EC (ABS/EDL/TCS/ESP) (right-hand drive vehicle)7 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on front and rear axle5 pages
Removing and installing parts of ABS system on front axle2 pages
Removing and installing parts of anti-lock brake system on rear axle (front-wheel drive)2 pages
Removing and installing parts of ESP system2 pages
Brake, brake mechanics43 pages
Repairing front brakes10 pages
- Assembly overview - front brake FS III
- Assembly overview - front brakes FN 3
Removing and installing brake pads/linings0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Removing and installing brake caliper0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
- Assembly overview - front brakes FNR-G
Removing and installing brake pads/linings0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Removing and installing brake caliper0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Repairing rear brakes12 pages
- Assembly overview - rear brakes C 38
- Assembly overview - rear brake CII 41
Removing and installing brake pads/linings0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
Removing and installing brake caliper0 pages
- Removing
- Installing
- Assembly overview - rear brakes Bosch
- Removing and installing brake pads, Bosch
- Removing and installing brake calipers, Bosch
Handbrake6 pages
Brake pedal (left-hand drive vehicle)10 pages
Brake pedal (right-hand drive vehicle)5 pages
Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo78 pages
Repairing front brake calipers13 pages
Repairing rear brake calipers9 pages
Bleeding brake system5 pages
Bleeding brake system with the brake filling and bleeding equipmentVAS 52343 pages
- Changing brake fluid
Brake servo/brake master cylinder (left-hand drive vehicle)22 pages
- Assembly overview
- Vacuum pump for brake servo (vehicles with diesel engine)
- Vacuum pump for brake servo (vehicles with 2.0 l petrol engine)
Checking brake servo vacuum system5 pages
- Checking non-return valve
- Removing and installing vacuum senderG608
- Removing and installing brake servo pressure sensorG294
- Removing and installing brake light switchF
Brake servo/brake master cylinder (right-hand drive vehicle)22 pages
- Assembly overview
- Vacuum pump for brake servo (vehicles with diesel engine)
- Vacuum pump for brake servo (vehicles with 2.0 l petrol engine)
Checking brake servo vacuum system5 pages
- Checking non-return valve
- Removing and installing vacuum senderG608
- Removing and installing brake servo pressure sensorG294
- Removing and installing brake light switchF
Brake lines5 pages
Running gear, axles, steering214 pages
Technical data2 pages
Front suspension, drive shafts48 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
Repairing front suspension3 pages
Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension links18 pages
- Assembly overview: subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension links
- Assembly overview: front left vehicle level senderG78
- Removing and installing front left vehicle level senderG78
- Repairing thread in longitudinal member
- Fixing position of subframe and brackets
- Lowering subframe
- Removing and installing subframe without steering box
- Removing and installing subframe with steering box
- Repairing subframe (front-wheel drive)
- Repairing subframe (four-wheel drive)
- Checking swivel joint
- Removing and installing swivel joint
- Removing and installing suspension link with mounting bracket
- Removing and installing suspension link with mounting bracket (left side for vehicles with DSG or automatic gearboxes)
- Renewing bonded rubber bush for suspension link
- Renewing mounting bracket with suspension link bush
- Removing and installing anti-roll bar
Assembly overview: suspension strut3 pages
Removing and installing drive shafts7 pages
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point head bolt, with ribbing, securing drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point head bolt, without ribbing, securing drive shaft
- Removing and installing drive shaft with constant velocity joint
- Removing and installing left drive shaft with (push-on) constant velocity slip joint
- Removing and installing right drive shaft with (push-on) constant velocity slip joint
- Removing and installing drive shafts with triple roller joint AAR3300i
Assembly overview: drive shaft with VL90 or VL100 constant velocity joint4 pages
Assembly overview: drive shaft with VL107 constant velocity joint (bolt-on)2 pages
Assembly overview: drive shaft with VL107 constant velocity slip joint (push-on)2 pages
Assembly overview: drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR3300i2 pages
Rear suspension, drive shaft54 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
Repairing rear suspension (front-wheel drive)3 pages
Assembly overview: subframe, transverse link, track rod (front-wheel drive)7 pages
- Assembly overview: rear left vehicle level senderG76, front-wheel drive
- Removing and installing rear left vehicle level senderG76 (front-wheel drive)
- Removing and installing rear axle
- Removing and installing upper transverse link
- Removing and installing lower transverse link
- Removing and installing track rod
Assembly overview: wheel bearing housing, trailing arm (front-wheel drive)6 pages
Assembly overview: shock absorber, coil spring (front-wheel drive)4 pages
Assembly overview: anti-roll bar (front-wheel drive)2 pages
Repairing rear suspension (four-wheel drive)3 pages
Assembly overview: subframe, final drive (four-wheel drive)3 pages
Assembly overview: transverse link, track rod (four-wheel drive)6 pages
Assembly overview: wheel bearing housing, trailing arm (four-wheel drive)6 pages
Assembly overview: shock absorber, coil spring (four-wheel drive)4 pages
Assembly overview: anti-roll bar (four-wheel drive)2 pages
Assembly overview: drive shaft7 pages
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point head bolt, with ribbing, securing drive shaft
- Loosening and tightening twelve-point head bolt, without ribbing, securing drive shaft
- Removing and installing drive shaft
- Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
- Checking outer constant velocity joint
- Checking inner constant velocity joint
Self-levelling air spring system27 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
Components of adaptive chassis control DCC and fitting locations16 pages
- Shock absorber damping adjustment buttonE387
- Removing and installing front left and right body acceleration sendersG341/G342
- Renewing bracket for front left/right body acceleration senderG341/G342
- Assembly overview: front left/right vehicle level senderG78/G289 for adaptive chassis control DCC
- Removing and installing front left/right vehicle level senderG78/G289
- Assembly overview: rear left vehicle level senderG76 for adaptive chassis control DCC, front-wheel drive
- Removing and installing rear left vehicle level senderG76 for adaptive chassis control DCC, front-wheel drive
- Assembly overview: rear left vehicle level senderG76 for adaptive chassis control DCC, four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing rear left vehicle level senderG76 for adaptive chassis control DCC, four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing electronically controlled damping control unitJ250
- Removing and installing retainer for electronically controlled damping control unitJ250
- Basic setting of adaptive chassis control DCC
- Cable routing left front axle
- Cable routing right front axle
- Cable routing rear axle
Assembly overview: suspension strut for adaptive chassis control DCC2 pages
Assembly overview: shock absorber for adaptive chassis control DCC (front-wheel drive)4 pages
Assembly overview: shock absorber for adaptive chassis control DCC (four-wheel drive)4 pages
Wheels, tyres. axle align57 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
- Specified torque for wheel bolts
Removing and fitting tyres (wheels with tyre pressure monitoring)6 pages
Removing and fitting tyres with run-flat properties to wheel rims5 pages
Tyre pressure monitor display4 pages
Tyre pressure monitor (TPM)4 pages
Wheel alignment12 pages
- 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 systemVAS 6230 A
- 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
Steering26 pages
- Appraisal of accident vehicles
Steering wheel, steering column10 pages
- Removing and installing steering wheel
- Assembly overview: steering column, left-hand drive, vehicle with no knee airbag
- Removing and installing steering column, left-hand drive, vehicle with no knee airbag
- Assembly overview: steering column, left-hand drive, vehicle with knee airbag
- Removing and installing steering column, left-hand drive, vehicle with knee airbag
- Assembly overview: steering column, right-hand drive
- Removing and installing steering column, right-hand drive vehicle
- Handling and transporting steering column
- Checking steering column for damage
Electromechanical steering box5 pages
Repairing electromechanical steering box4 pages
Guide for using trailers › Technical data23 pages
Technical prerequisites13 pages
- Notes on operation and driving
- Drawbar load details
- Legal requirements
- Golf 2009 ?