Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 422

Repair Group
40; Servicing
front wheel
suspension; II
- Servicing
wheel bearing

10 - Circlip

ABS system components for front and rear axles, removing and installing

45-71

Removing and installing speed
sensor on front axle

Removing

- Raise vehicle.

Installing

- Disconnect speed sensor and

speed sensor wiring connector -1-
.

- Remove bolt -2- from wheel

bearing housing.

- Pull ABS speed sensor from

wheel bearing housing.

- Before inserting speed sensor,

clean mounting hole inner surface
and coat speed sensor with solid
lubricant paste G 000 650.

- Insert speed sensor into mounting

hole in wheel bearing housing
and tighten bolt to 8 Nm (71 in.
lb).

- Connect speed sensor to speed

sensor wiring connector.

- Turn wheels fully left and right

lock and check clearance to
speed sensor wiring.

ABS system components for front and rear axles, removing and installing

45-72

Checking or removing and installing rotor on
front axle

- Raise vehicle.

- Remove wheel.

- Rotate brake disc and check rotor is damaged or

dirty.

- If rotor is damaged, remove wheel hub with rotor

and replace.

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels,

Steering, Repair Group 40; Servicing front wheel
suspension; II - Servicing wheel bearing

Checking rotor lateral run-out

- Raise vehicle.

- Remove wheel.

Repair Manual, Suspension, Wheels, Steering,

Repair Group 40; Servicing front wheel suspension;
II - Servicing wheel bearing

- Turn wheel hub and check gap -dimension a

between rotor and speed sensor is even.

Dimension a = 0.3 mm (0.0118 in.)

- If rotor is damaged, remove wheel hub with rotor

and replace.

ABS system components for front and rear axles, removing and installing

45-73

Front speed sensor wiring,
removing and installing

Special tools and equipment

Removing:

VAS 1978 Wiring harness repair

set

- Obtain radio code on vehicles

with coded radio.

- Disconnect battery.

ABS system components for front and rear axles, removing and installing