4 Roof railing
4.1 Tools
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
4.2 Assembly overview - roof railing
1 - Roof railing
❑ Removing ⇒ page 402
❑ Installing ⇒ page 404
2 - Roof
3 - Hexagon nut
❑ Qty. 3 on each side
❑ Specified torque: 23 Nm
4 - Upper tolerance compen‐
sation
❑ Comprised of upper and
lower wedges.
5 - Rear retaining bracket
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 406
❑ Various different retain‐
ing brackets have been
installed and these are
not interchangeable.
6 - Lower tolerance compen‐
sation
❑ Comprised of upper and
lower wedges and the
bracket.
7 - Bolt
❑ Qty. 2 for each bracket
❑ Specified torque: 20 Nm
8 - Centre retaining bracket
❑ Removing and installing
⇒ page 406
❑ Various different retain‐
ing brackets have been
Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
General body repairs, exterior - Edition 06.2019
4. Roof railing 401