Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 1014

– To loosen the driveshaft bolts, counterhold with the Counter‐

hold - Multiple Use - T10172A- and the Counterhold - Kit -

Adapter 5 - T10172/5- on the rear final drive.

– Remove the driveshaft bolts -arrows- on the rear final drive.

– Remove the driveshaft from the centering pins at the rear final

drive. Press the driveshaft slightly forward when doing this.

Therefore remove the bolts from the center bearing/driveshaft

if necessary.

Caution

Risk of damaging sealing ring -arrow - in driveshaft flange.

♦ Remove the driveshaft horizontally from the centering

pins.

– Then tie up the rear area of the driveshaft -A- with for example

a wire -B- to the side of the body.

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– Disconnect the connector -B- from the All Wheel Drive Control

Module - J492- -A-.

Note

Do not disconnect the connector -C-.

– Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit -

SMN372500- under rear the final drive.

– Remove the drain plug -A- and completely drain the High Per‐

formance Haldex Clutch Oil .

– Install the drain plug -A- with the new sealing ring and tighten

to 30 Nm.

– Remove the fastening bolts -arrows- and remove the Haldex

clutch from the rear final drive.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
– Remove the old O-ring -arrow- from the Haldex clutch.
– Insert the new O-ring -arrow- and lightly lubricate with High

Performance Haldex Clutch Oil .

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– Insert the Haldex clutch -1- in the rear final drive. Install Guide

Pins - T10093- for exact guidance.

– Rotate at flange/driveshaft -2- and insert Haldex clutch all the

way in.

– Tighten the bolts -arrows- to the tightening specification.

– Connect the connector -B- from the All Wheel Drive Control

Module - J492- -A-.

The connector -C- must be removed.
– Attach the driveshaft to the rear final drive, refer to

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

 .

– Reconnect exhaust system making sure it is not under stress,

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

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

– Add High Performance Haldex Clutch Oil and check the oil

level in the Haldex clutch, refer to

⇒ “7 High-Performance Haldex Clutch Oil”, page 41

 .

Tightening specifications
♦ Haldex clutch drain plug, refer to 

⇒ “6 Gear Oil”, page 40

 .

♦ Haldex clutch to final drive, refer to item -7-

⇒ Item 7 (page 45)

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8.5

All Wheel Drive Control Module - J492- ,

Removing and Installing

⇒ “8.5.1  All Wheel Drive Control Module J492 , Removing and

Installing, Generation V”, page 52

8.5.1

All Wheel Drive Control Module - J492- ,

Removing and Installing, Generation V

Removing
– Remove the connectors from -B and C- from the All Wheel

Drive Control Module - J492- -A-.

– Remove the All Wheel Drive Control Module - J492- bolts

-arrows- from the Haldex clutch and the All Wheel Drive Con‐

trol Module - J492- -A-.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Tightening specifications
♦ All Wheel Drive Control Module - J492- to Haldex clutch, refer

to item -3- 

⇒ Item 3 (page 45)

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