Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Note:

Welding and straightening on axle beam and stub axle is not permissible.

• 110 Nm
• Wheel bearing
• ◆ Servicing =>Page 42-23
• Bolt, 60 Nm
• ◆ Use with dished spring -4 -
• ◆ Used sometimes during production instead of bolt -6 -
• ◆ Mixed installation with bolt -6 - is possible
• Dished spring
• ◆ Observe installation position
• Guide for brake cable
• ◆ Only for 180 mm øbrake drum
• ◆ Bolted together without dished spring -4 -

• Bolt, 60 Nm
• ◆ Dished spring -4 - must not be used
• ◆ Used sometimes during production instead of bolt -3 -
• ◆ Mixed installation with bolt -3 - is possible
• ◆ Not supplied as a replacement part
• Handbrake cable bracket
• ◆ Renew
• Handbrake cable
• 65 Nm
• ◆ When tightening the nut the axle beam must be in the horizontal position (unladen vehicle state)
• ◆ Renew each time after removing
• Bonded rubber mounting
• ◆ Removing and installing=>Page 42-9

• Axle beam
• ◆ With anti-roll bar on 16V vehicles
• ◆ Stub axle contact surfaces and threaded holes are to be free of paint and dirt
• Handbrake cable bracket
• Bolt
• ◆ Fit from centre of vehicle
• Cable channel
• ◆ Only on vehicles with ABS
• Rear axle bearing bracket
• Hexagon socket head bolt, 10 Nm
• Speed sensor
• ◆ Only on vehicles with ABS

• Bolt
• 16V vehicles are fitted with bolts without a centralizing point.
• Bolts with centralizing points are supplied as spare parts.
• If such a bolt is fitted to a 16V vehicle, the point must point towards wheel.
• If this is not observed the point on the bolt may contact the exhaust silencer when the suspension extends and contracts.
• Shock absorber
• 55 Nm
• ◆ When tightening observe the installation angle from rear axle to damper =>Fig. 1
• ◆ Renew each time after removing
• Stub axle
• ◆ Straightening operations are not permitted!
• Back plate with brake shoes

→ Fig.1     Rear axle/shock absorber installation angle

•      1 -     Shock absorber
•      α -     Approx. 95°