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After ball head has been inserted, green mark on hand wheel
must be aligned with white mark on ball head. Hand wheel must
be entirely in contact. Afterwards, it must be possible to close the
towing bracket lock by removing the key. If this is not possible,
the following repair procedure must be performed.
Note
If a repair has to be performed, it has only to be in agreement with
the customer. A repair must be charged separately.
Repair procedure:
– Check contact surfaces -arrows- of ball head mounting for
corrosion.
– If contact surfaces are corroded, eliminate corrosion with a tri‐
angular scraper and clean the treated areas with silicone
remover.
– Apply a thin coat of lubricating paste G 000 650 or G 000 150
on cleaned surfaces.
– Check contact surfaces -arrows- of ball head for corrosion.
– If contact surfaces are corroded, eliminate corrosion with a tri‐
angular scraper and clean the treated areas with silicone
remover.
– Apply a thin coat of lubricating paste G 000 650 or G 000 150
on cleaned surfaces.
– Check again ball head seat in mounting
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– After checking, fit protective cap -1- into ball head mounting
-2-.
Note
If protective cap is damaged or not available, a new protective
cap must be fitted to protect ball head mounting against corrosion
⇒ ETKA
Touareg 2003 ➤
Maintenance - Edition 11.2011
4. Descriptions of work
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