Volkswagen Passat 1995 Official Factory Repair Manual page 3390

Rear Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle
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Rear Wheel
Suspension, Shafts
and Axle
Rear axle, servicing
(vehicles with front wheel
drive)
Note:
The rear axle and wheel
bearings are identical on
Base and Plus suspension
versions.
Welding and straightening
of the axle beam is not
permissible.
1 - Wheel bolt 110 Nm (81
ft lb)
2 - Self-locking hex nut, 70
Nm (52 ft lb)
When tightening the
nut the axle beam
must be in the
horizontal position
(unladened vehicle
state)
3 - Hex bolt, 25 Nm (18 ft
lb)
4 - Suspension strut
Removing and
installing Fig. 1
Fig. 3
Disassembling and
assembling
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