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)