Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 1005

– When removing and installing the driveshaft, be careful not to

damage the bushing -arrow-.

WARNING

To prevent damaging the protective boot in the intermediate

bearing, remove and install the driveshaft in its fully extended

position; likewise, store it in this position.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
– Install all parts marked to each other in original positions.
Install the Intermediate Bearing without Tension
– Align the intermediate bearing in its elongated holes so the

driveshaft or bearing is not under stress.

– Tighten the intermediate bearing only after the driveshaft has

been attached.

– Tighten the driveshaft and intermediate bearing. Tightening

specifications.

– Remove the heat shield -1- from the bevel box.
Tightening Specification:
♦ Bolt -A- 20 Nm
♦ Bolt -B- 40 Nm

– Tighten the pendulum support with “new” bolts. Tightening

specifications, refer to ⇒  Suspension, Wheels, Steering; Rep.

Gr.  40 ; Subframe; Overview - Subframe .

– Install the center tunnel heat shield under the intermediate

bearing, refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.  66 ; Underbody

Panel; Overview - Underbody Trim Panels .

– Install the exhaust system, refer to ⇒  Engine Mechanical, Fuel

Injection and Ignition; Rep. Gr.  26 ; Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers;

Overview - Muffler .

– Install the rear tunnel brace, refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep.

Gr.  66 ; Underbody Panel; Overview - Underbody Trim Pan‐

els .

– Install the noise insulation, refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr. 

66 ; Noise Insulation; Overview - Noise Insulation .

2.3

Front Flexible Disc, Removing and In‐

stalling

Short Description:
Remove and install the front flexible disc only when the driveshaft

is removed.
Special tools and workshop equipment required

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♦ Torque Wrench 5-50Nm - VAG1331-
♦ Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm - VAG1332-
♦ Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931-
♦ Counterhold - Kit - Multiple Use - T10172-
Removing

Note

♦

A twin-pillar lifting platform should be used when working on

the driveshaft.

♦

Mark the position of all the parts to each other before removing

them. Install in the same position otherwise the imbalance will

be excessive and the bearings could get damaged causing

rumbling noises.

♦

Do not kink the driveshaft, only store and move when fully ex‐

tended.

– Remove the driveshaft, refer to

⇒ “2.2 Driveshaft, Removing and Installing”, page 10

 .

– Lay the driveshaft down fully extended.
The following illustration show it installed.
Remove the front flexible disc from the driveshaft -arrows-.

– Counterhold using Counterhold - Kit - Multiple Use - T10172-

when loosening and tightening the bolts.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

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Note

♦

Sealing rings in driveshaft flanges -arrow- must not be dam‐

aged when removing and installing.

♦

Replace the driveshaft if it is damaged.

♦

Do not tilt the driveshaft. Push it horizontally onto the centering

pins.

♦

Install all driveshaft parts marked in relation to each other in

same position when reinstalling.

– Attach the flexible disc to the driveshaft using new bolts. Tight‐

ening specification, refer to

⇒ “2.1 Driveshaft Overview”, page 9

 .

Flexible Disc and Heat Shield Installed Position:
♦ The open side of the heat shield faces away from the drive‐

shaft.

♦ Install the flexible disc so that the heat shield touches the driv‐

eshaft flange.

– Install the driveshaft, refer to

⇒ “2.2 Driveshaft, Removing and Installing”, page 10

 .

2.4

Rear Flexible Disc, Removing and In‐

stalling

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 5-50Nm - VAG1331-
♦ Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm - VAG1332-
♦ Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931-
♦ Counterhold - Kit - Multiple Use - T10172-
Removing

Note

♦

A twin-pillar lifting platform should be used when working on

the driveshaft.

♦

Mark the position of all the parts to each other before removing

them. Install in the same position otherwise the imbalance will

be excessive and the bearings could get damaged causing

rumbling noises.

♦

Do not kink the driveshaft, only store and move when fully ex‐

tended.

The following applies only to installing the removed parts.

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– Before removing, see if there is a marking (color dot) on the

flexible disc and on the flange/final drive as well as on the

flange/driveshaft -arrows-. If the dot is not there, mark the in‐

stalled position of the flexible disc -arrows-.

Continuation for All:
– Remove the noise insulation, refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep.

Gr.  66 ; Noise Insulation; Overview - Noise Insulation .

– Support the front part of the exhaust system using the Engine

and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931- .

– Separate the exhaust system at the clamping sleeve

-arrows- and remove the rear section of the exhaust system,

refer to ⇒  Engine Mechanical, Fuel Injection and Ignition; Rep.

Gr.  26 ; Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers; Overview - Muffler .

Note

Do not bend the exhaust system decoupling element more than

10° or it could be damaged.

– Remove the bolts -1 and 2- from the pendulum support.

– Press the “engine and transmission” forward slightly and se‐

cure it with a suitable piece of wood -A-.

– Remove the center tunnel heat shield under the intermediate

bearing, refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.  66 ; Underbody

Panel; Overview - Underbody Trim Panels .

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