Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 563

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
-1- = 14 mm internal socket wrench
A 14 mm hex socket wrench can also be used instead of a 14 mm

internal socket wrench.
• Replace bearing axle after removing.
– Press on the clutch pedal a little and push the new bearing

axle through all the way.

– Turn the bearing axle all the way to the right, in direction of

-arrow-.

• The retainers -A- must engage audibly.
– Install the return spring (Refer to

⇒ “1.8 Return Spring, Removing and Installing”, page 23

 .)

or install the over-center spring. Refer to

⇒ “1.7 Over-Center Spring, Removing and Installing”,

page 21

 .

– Install bracket -arrow- with Parking Aid Control Module -

J446- . Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.  94 ; Parking

Aid; Overview - Parking Aid .

1.6

Bearing Bushing, Removing and Instal‐

ling

Removing
Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equip‐

ment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Con‐

necting .
– Press together the retainers in direction of -arrows- and re‐

move the studs -1- to the right side.

– Turn the valve fitter such that the openings -1- or pin -2- are

visible.

The openings -1- and the pin -2- face in the same direction.

– Remove the bearing bushing -A- from the openings -1-.

Installing
– Turn the valve fitter such that the openings -1- or pin -2- are

visible.

The openings -1- and the pin -2- face in the same direction.
– Fit the bearing bushing -A- in the openings -1- and rotate into

place.

– Use a new mounting pin to connect the valve fitter/clutch mas‐

ter cylinder to the clutch pedal.

– Connect the battery. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep.

Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting .

1.7

Over-Center Spring, Removing and In‐

stalling

Removing
– Move the driver seat as far back as possible.
– Position the steering wheel as far upward as possible.
Vehicles with a Knee Airbag
– Remove the driver side knee airbag -1-. Refer to ⇒  Body In‐

terior; Rep. Gr.  69 ; Knee Airbags; Overview - Knee Airbag .

Vehicles without Knee Airbag
Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equip‐

ment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Con‐

necting .

Continuation for All
– Remove driver side footwell vent -1-. Refer to ⇒  Heating,

Ventilation and Air Conditioning; Rep. Gr.  87 ; Air Routing;

Driver Side Footwell Vent, Removing and Installing .

– Remove the Data Bus on Board Diagnostic Interface - J533-

-1- from the bracket. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep.

Gr.  97 ; Control Modules; Component Location Overview -

Control Modules and push it aside.

– Remove bolt -2-, unclip the crash bolster -1- and push aside.

– Press the retainers together in direction of -arrows- and re‐

move the mounting pin -1- for the valve lifter/clutch master

cylinder to the right.

– If present, push the clutch pedal in direction of -arrow B- to

disengage and remove the tension spring -1-.

– Bring clutch pedal to the rest position.

– Pull the clutch pedal in direction of -arrow A- and disengage

and remove the over-center spring -2-.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
• The bearing shells -arrows- for the pins -1- are installed.
– Pull the clutch pedal into the passenger compartment (⇒ in

direction of -arrow A- in the previous illustration).

– Fit the pins -1- into the bracket mounts -2-.
– Fit the mounting -3- into the clutch pedal mount -4-.
• If the clutch pedal is pushed in direction of -arrow B- (⇒ previ‐

ous illustration), the over-center spring will fold in the direction

of the bracket.

– Use a new mounting pin to connect the valve fitter/clutch mas‐

ter cylinder to the clutch pedal.

– Insert the crash bolster -1- and tighten the bolt -2-. Refer to ⇒ 

Body Interior; Rep. Gr.  70 ; Instrument Panel Central Tube;

Overview - Instrument Panel Central Tube .

– Install the Data Bus on Board Diagnostic Interface - J533- .

Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.  97 ; Control Mod‐

ules; Component Location Overview - Control Modules .

– Install the driver side footwell vent. Refer to ⇒  Heating, Ven‐

tilation and Air Conditioning; Rep. Gr.  87 ; Air Routing; Driver

Side Footwell Vent, Removing and Installing .

Vehicles with a Knee Airbag
– Install the driver side knee airbag. Refer to ⇒  Body Interior;

Rep. Gr.  69 ; Knee Airbags; Overview - Knee Airbag .

Vehicles without Knee Airbag
– Connect the battery. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep.

Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting .

1.8

Return Spring, Removing and Installing

Removing
– Move the driver seat as far back as possible.
– Position the steering wheel as far upward as possible.
Vehicles with a Knee Airbag
– Remove the driver side knee airbag -1-. Refer to ⇒  Body In‐

terior; Rep. Gr.  69 ; Knee Airbags; Overview - Knee Airbag .

Vehicles Without Knee Airbag
Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equip‐

ment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Con‐

necting .