– Check whether the wheel bolts can be easily screwed in by
hand. The thread of the wheel bolts must not come into contact
the bore in the brake disc -arrow-.
If the thread of the wheel bolt touches the hole -arrow-, turn the
brake disc relative to the wheel hub accordingly.
Remove dirt and corrosion, oil or grease from the contact surfa‐
ces, threads in the wheel hub and/or wheel bolts as necessary.
WARNING
Damaged, badly corroded or difficult to remove wheel bolts
must be renewed.
10.1 Fitting wheels
– Preserve wheel centring seat ⇒ page 323 .
1 - When fitting the wheel, screw in all wheel bolts uniformly by
hand.
2 - Tighten the wheel bolts in diagonal sequence to approx. 30
Nm.
3 - Lower the vehicle to the floor and tighten all wheel bolts di‐
agonally to the specified torque using the torque wrench
⇒ page 288 .
WARNING
Do not use an impact driver when screwing in the bolts!
Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf Plus 2005 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 08.2009
322 Rep. Gr.44 - Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry