Volkswagen Jetta / Jetta Hybrid. Manual - part 32

WARNING

If B-pillar is renewed, bolts on B-pillar must absolutely be tight‐

ened as described in the following.

Carry out following work:
• B-pillar has been renewed.
• Always renew; it is permissible to loosen them once in order

to align door.

Install in reverse order of removal.
– Insert door -1- and tighten bolts -2- and -5- to 20 Nm at 90°.
– Adjusting door 

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– Observe front door gaps ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr.  00 ; Body

panel gaps/shut lines; Body - middle .

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1.5.1

Door alignment - shut lines and flushness

Note

♦

Vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable rear door to be adjusted.

♦

The rear door is correctly adjusted when all shut lines are even when closed. When the door does not project

in or out too far and the contours align.

♦

- middle

♦

After installing or alignment, carry out corrosion protection measures on hinges and screws/bolts.

Carry out following work:
Adjusting shut lines
To be able to adjust gaps correctly, bolts -2- and -5- on B-pillar

must be loosened.

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Adjusting for flush fitting
In order to adjust flushness correctly, the bolts -3- must be loos‐

ened.
Use door alignment tool -3320- with appropriate bit for this.

Note

Other measures such as raising the door have no effect. Subsequent pressure from above will cause the door

to sack again.

Adjusting striker pin 

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1.5.2

Adjusting striker pin

Note

♦

Only the adjustment for the right front door is described. The

adjustment of the left front door is similar.

♦

The door must lock fully when closing without any additional

force being required and must not have any play.

♦

The door must not be pushed up or down due to striker pin

adjustment.

The striker pin can be used to make sure that the rear door is

aligned flush with the front door (wind noises).
Carry out following work:
– Loosen striker pin -1- by loosening bolts -2- in C-pillar.
– Adjust the front door with the striker pin -1- so that the front

door is flush with the side panel when shut (to prevent wind

noise).

– Tighten bolts -2- of striker pin -1-.
Specified torque for bolts -2-: 20 Nm.

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Tools

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1331-

♦ Socket -3410-
♦ Roller for door insulation

foil -3356-

♦ Removal wedge -3409-
♦ Hot air blower -V.A.G 1416-
♦ Adhesive residue remover -

VAS 6349-

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