1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT lock

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Wheel bearing and
suspension strut,
removing and installing
(Plus suspension)
Notes Page 40-14 1 - Wheel bolt, 110 Nm (81
ft lb)
2 - Self-locking 12-point
nut 90 Nm (66 ft lb) and
turn 45 further (1
/
8 ) Loosening and
tightening Page 40-44 Any paint residue
and/or corrosion on
thread of the outer
joint must be removed
before the nut is
installed.
3 - Screw
4 - Brake disc Repair instructions
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11 - Circlip Ensure seated
correctly
12 - Wheel bearing Pressing out Fig. 4 Always replace, as it is destroyed during
pressing out Pressing in Fig. 5 13 - Self-locking hex nut, 35 Nm (26 ft lb)
14 - Wheel bearing housing 15 - Self-locking
bolt/washer, 125 Nm
(92 ft lb)
16 - Drive shaft Removing and
installing Page 40-43 Repairing Page 40-46 17 - Socket head multi-
point bolt, 45 Nm (33 ft
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18 - Hex bolt Camber adjustment
Page 44-1 Before loosening,
mark installation
position
19 - Hex bolt
20 - Bracket
21 - Stop
22 - Self-locking hex nut, 60 Nm (44 ft lb) Loosening and
tightening Fig. 1 23 - Suspension strut Disassembling and
assembling Page 40-23 24 - Self-locking hex nut, 95 Nm (70 ft lb)
25 - Tie rod Removing and
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Installing

- Remove remains of locking fluid from outer joint
and hub splines. (Splines must be free of oil and
grease). - Apply locking fluid D 185 400 A2 to splines as
shown in illustration. Bead cross section approx. 3
mm.
- Install drive shaft. - Connect ball joint to control arm. - Install drive shaft to transmission flange shaft and
secure. Note: - Install 12-point nut to drive shaft and tighten. To tighten 12-point nut we recommend the angle
measuring wrench VAG 1756 or equivalent. Only loosen and tighten with vehicle standing on
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Drive shaft, repairing
Drive shafts on vehicles with Plus suspension
have shorter and finer splines on the outer joint.
The wheel bearing is secured by a 12-point nut.
The splines of the outer joint and the hub on Plus
suspensions are secured with locking fluid D 185
400 A2.
Drive shaft, removing and installing
Vehicles with Base suspension Page 40-14 Vehicles with Plus suspension Page 40-43
Note:
Grease quantity:
- - Outer constant velocity joint 100 g of G-6.3
grease

- - Inner constant velocity joint 110 g of G-6.3
grease
Greasing outer joint: press half of the grease
into the joint, and the other half evenly into the
boot.
Greasing inner joint: press half of the grease
into the inner joint from both sides, the other
half evenly into the boot.
When replacing the boot grease joint as
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- Disconnect drive axle from transmission drive
flange. - Mark installation position of bolts (arrows) and
remove. Installing - Swing wheel outward (if necessary, place block of
wood or equivalent between strut and wheel
housing as shown).
- Push engine/transmission assembly toward front
and remove drive axle.
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Rear Wheel
Suspension, Shafts
and Axle
Rear axle, servicing
(vehicles with front wheel
drive)
Note: The rear axle and wheel
bearings are identical on
Base and Plus suspension
versions. Welding and straightening
of the axle beam is not
permissible.
1 - Wheel bolt 110 Nm (81
ft lb)
2 - Self-locking hex nut, 70 Nm (52 ft lb) When tightening the
nut the axle beam
must be in the
horizontal position
(unladened vehicle
state)
3 - Hex bolt, 25 Nm (18 ft
lb)
4 - Suspension strut Removing and
installing Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 Disassembling and
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5 - Wheel bearing Servicing Vehicles with drum brakes Page 42-15 Vehicles with disc
brakes Page 42-24 6 - 80 Nm (59 ft lb) Use only self-locking
nuts with captive
washers When tightening nut, the axle beam must be in the horizontal
position (unladened
vehicle state)
7 - Hex bolt Installed from center of vehicle
8 - Shouldered bolt, 70 Nm (52 ft lb) If threads are
damaged, rework
captive nut in side
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