Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 543

  

- Compress coil spring until it can be removed. 

- Stop clamping action, if spring coils touch themselves! 

- Take spring with the spring compressor from vehicle.  

If a shim is under stop buffer, you must take this out 
together with spring.

- Place spring with spring compressor. 

1 - Spring tensioner V.A.G1752/1  

2 - Spring holder V.A.G1752/15L. O.  

3 - Spring holder V.A.G1752/15L. U.  

Installing left spring

 

- Install spring into spring holder. 

The beginning of the spring coil must be positioned in 
spring holder - arrow - , as represented. 

I - Spring holder left bottom (L.U.) 

II - Spring holder right bottom (L.U.) 

- Turn spindle of the spring compressor until spring is 
slightly tightened. 

- Check whether spring holders rest correctly against spring 
coils. 

- Compress coil spring until it can be install into the vehicle. 

- Stop clamping action, if spring coils touch themselves! 

Rear axle, servicing (all wheel drive vehicles)

  

  

Installation position of spring

For vehicles without stop buffer - 2 - . 

The beginning of spring coil - 3 - must be located in 9:00 
o'clock position. 

1 - Spring 

2 - Bump stop 

F - Driving direction 

Installation position of spring

For vehicles with stop buffer - 2 - . 

The end of coil spring must lie against stop - arrow - . 

- Release tension of the spring by turning spindle clockwise. 

- After releasing spring tension, check installation position  

- Do not use an impact wrench or similar! 

Rear axle, servicing (all wheel drive vehicles)

  

  

  

If you turn spindle too far, the spring holders block 
themselves! 

- Remove nut - 1 - off and remove screw with the spring 
holder. 

- Take spring compressor off spring. 

Removing right spring

 

- Install the spring holder V.A.G1752/15R. U. to spring 
compressor V.A.G1752/1 

- Set spring holder V.A.G1752/15R. O. on highest spring 
coil. 

Rear axle, servicing (all wheel drive vehicles)

  

  

- Install spring compressor V.A.G1752/1 . 

1 - Spring tensioner V.A.G1752/1  

2 - Spring holder V.A.G1752/15R. U.  

- Turn spindle of the spring compressor in a clockwise 
direction so far, until the claws - arrows - of spring 
compressor and spring holder interlock. 

- Install bolt - 1 - at top of spring holder. 

The bolt - 1 - must be put in from the bottom. 

- Turn spindle of the spring compressor until spring is 
slightly tightened. 

- Check whether spring holders rest correctly against spring 
coils. 

Rear axle, servicing (all wheel drive vehicles)