Brake system

Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles

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Remove dash panel end cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
  • Remove footwell cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.
  • Remove centre console cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.
  • Remove storage compartment on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.
  • Remove dash panel cover on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68.
  • Remove knee airbag -1- → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.69.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles
  • Remove footwell vent on driver side → Heating, air conditioning system; Rep. gr.87.
  • Unbolt crash bar for brake pedal and lay it to one side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles
  • Unscrew bolt -2-, detach crash bar -1- and push it to one side.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles
  • Remove control unit for data bus diagnostic interface -J533--3- and lay it to one side. → Electrical system; Rep. gr.97.
  • Separate brake pedal from brake servo → Chapter.
  • Pull connector off accelerator pedal position sender.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles
  • Unscrew bolts -1- and fold footwell trim -2- in direction of arrow towards vehicle interior.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles
  • Unscrew nuts -1 to 4-.
  • Carefully remove foot pedal cluster.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

  • Connect brake pedal to brake servo → Chapter.
Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles

Tightening sequence for securing nuts:

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - brake pedal, LHD vehicles“

Crash bar → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.70.

Footwell vents → Heating, air conditioning system; Rep. gr.87.

Knee airbag → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.69.

Covers on driver side → General body repairs, interior; Rep. gr.68

Removing and installing mounting bracket, LHD vehicles

Test yourself

A quick Volkswagen Golf quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.