FOLKSWAGEN Golf 2015, Repair Manual

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❑ Replace after removal
8 - Bolt
❑ 20 Nm + 90°
❑ Replace after removal
9 - Steering Column
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to ⇒ “2.4 Steering Column, Removing and Installing”, page 340 .
❑ The steering column must be engaged on the instrument panel central tube bracket when installing
(assembly aid).
❑ There are different versions. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
2.2 Steering Column, Checking for Damage
Visual Check
– Check whether steering column parts show signs of damage.
Functional Check
– Check that the steering column turns easily without jerking.
– Check whether steering column can be easily adjusted later‐
ally and vertically.
2.3 Steering Column, Handling and Trans‐
porting
WARNING
♦ The correct handling of the steering column must always
be observed.
♦ Incorrect handling of steering column may cause damage
to steering column and therefore lead to a safety risk.
Correct Handling and Transport of Steering Column
♦ Transport the steering column with two hands.
♦ Hold the steering column by the upper outer steering column
tube and in the area of the upper universal joint.
Golf 2015 ➤ , Golf Variant 2015 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 03.2016
2. Steering Column
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