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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Nuts and bolts

This page gives the running-gear fastener technique for the Volkswagen Golf Mk7: loosen and tighten covers/housings diagonally, and avoid canting sensitive parts like a control motor with its control unit.

Loosen and tighten bolts and securing nuts for covers and housings diagonally.
Avoid canting particularly sensitive parts such as comtrol motor with control unit. Loosen and tighten them diagonally in stages.
Specified torques given are for unlubricated nuts, bolts and screws.
Always renew self-locking nuts and bolts.
 

Nuts and bolts

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    Nuts and bolts — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What bolt rules apply to Golf Mk7 running gear?
    Self-locking nuts must be renewed after every removal. Specified torques are critical — under-torque risks component separation, over-torque causes bolt failure.
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