Volkswagen Golf Quiz
General body repairs, interior

Removing and installing crash bar

In this manual: General body repairs, interior
General body repairs, exterior — 230General body repairs, interior — 279General information, paint — 133Vechile- specific paint information — 27Heating, air conditioning — 156Auxiliary heater — 58Air conditioning system with refrigerant R134a — 1297- speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW — 544- cylinder injection engine(1.4 1 direct inction. turbocharger) — 182Fuel supply system - Petrol engines — 59Running gear, axles, steering — 221Brake system — 92Wheels and Tyres guide — 12Guide for using trailers — 11Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information — 121Brake system (hybrid) — 73Electrical system — 326Communication — 65Electrical system, general information — 111
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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331

Removing

  • Remove knee airbag with igniter → Chapter.
  • Remove footwell vent on driver side → Heating, air conditioning; Rep. gr.87.
  • Remove data bus diagnostic interface -J533- → Electrical system; Rep. gr.97.
  • Unscrew bolt -2-, detach crash bar -1- and thread it out.

Installing

When removing crash bar on vehicles manufactured up to 11/2012, stick a felt strip as per → Electronic Parts Catalogue onto the replacement part (does not apply for LHD vehicles with automatic gearbox).

This is necessary because the clearance to the footwell vent is very small.
Removing and installing crash bar
  • On LHD vehicles with manual gearbox, attach felt strip -2- maintaining a distance of 7.5 mm -dimension a- to edge of crash bar -1-.
  • On RHD vehicles with manual or automatic gearbox, attach felt strip -4- flush with edge of crash bar -3-.
Removing and installing crash bar
Further installation is carried out in reverse order of removal. Observe the following:
  • Attach crash bar -2- on central tube -1--arrow- and bolt it on.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - dash panel central tube“
Removing and installing crash bar

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