Repairing Rear Suspension (Front-Wheel Drive); Overview - Rear Axle - Volkswagen 2004 Golf Workshop Manual

2 Repairing rear suspension (front-
wheel drive)
2.1

Overview - rear axle

I - Assembly overview: sub‐
frame, transverse link, track
rod (front-wheel drive)
⇒ page 140
II - Assembly overview: wheel
bearing housing, trailing arm
(front-wheel drive)
⇒ page 156
III - Assembly overview: shock
absorber, coil spring (front-
wheel drive) ⇒ page 173
IV - Assembly overview: anti-
roll bar (front-wheel drive)
⇒ page 179
Note
It is not permitted to weld or straighten load-bearing or wheel-
♦
guiding components of the suspension.
Always renew self-locking nuts.
♦
♦ Always renew corroded nuts and bolts.
Bonded rubber bushes can be twisted only to a limited extent.
♦
Therefore, you should only tighten the threaded connections
of components with bonded rubber bushes when the wheel
bearing housing is raised to unladen position, Golf
⇒ page 136 ; Golf Plus, CrossGolf
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 08.2009
⇒ page 138 .
Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤

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