jack points VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1993 1H / 3.G Owners Manual

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• Place lack under vehicle
- Depressions
in the side member at front and rear indicate the points at w hich the
j ack must be fitted -see arrows in left­
hand illustration.
On vehicles w ith side member trims' there are marks at these points.
These marks are about 17 cm from the
front and 25 cm from the rear wheel arch.
If the jack is not placed at the marked points. the vehicle can be damaged.
-Wind lack arm up by turning the T handle in the spindle until the jack just goes
under the veh icle.
-
The cla w of the jack must fit round the
v ertical rib on the side member so that
the jack cannot slip when vehicle is lifted
- see centre illustration.
- If
the ground
is soft, place a large strong
piece of packing under the jack base
plate . -
Align lack
and at same time wind claw up
further until it contacts the vertical rib on side member -see right-hand illustra­
tion.
• Engage
Jack crank in T-handle and lift ve­
hicle until the defective wheel is clear of
ground.
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• After loosening remove wheel bolts
using box spanner in screwdriver handle,
place them on a clean surface (hub cap, cloth, paper) next to the jack and take the
wheel off.
• Fit spare w heel
and lightly tighten all bolts using box spanner in screwdriver
handle. The wheel bolts must be clean and
easy to turn -do not under any circum­
stances use grease or oill
• L o
wer vehicle and fully tighten bolts in diagonal sequence. With the extendible handle wheel spanner* the wheel spanner must not be used to tighten wheel bolts with handle pulled out!
• On vehicles w ith normal spare, fit the
wheel trim again.
• Place defective wheel
in well and secure
with wing nut.
Notes
• When using the temporary spare wheel
or a spare wheel wh ich differs from those
on the vehicle, the points on pages 107 and
114 must be noted I
• Pay attention to the following after
changing a wheel:
- Check the tyre pressure immediatel y on
the spare wheel which has been fitted .
-
Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts checked with a torque wrench as soon as possible. The torque for steel and alloy wheels, and for the temporary
wheel is 110 Nm .
If it has been established when changing
the wheel that wheel bolts are corroded and
hard to screw
in, they must be renewed be­
fore checking the tightening torque.
Until these checks have been carried out
one should, for safe ty reasons, only drive at
a moderate speed. •
The defective wheel
must be repaired as soon as possible and, on vehicles with tem­
porary spare wheel, put back on vehicle im­
mediately. The wheel trim cover must also be installed.
Attention If the vehicle is to be subse­quently fitted with wheels or tyres which differ from those fitted by the factory. it is essen­tial to read the remarks in the centre and right-hand columns on page 108.
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Trolley jack
To prevent damag e to the underside of the
vehicle it is essential 0 us e a sUitable
rubbe r pad
On no account should the vehicle be lifted under the engine, ge~rbox, rear axle or front axle as thIs can cause serious damage.
Attention
• With the vehicle lifted neve.r start the engine -danger of accI­dent! • If work has to be done under­neath the vehicle, the vehicle must be supported on suitable stands.
Vehicle hoist
Before driving over the vehicle hoist, ensure that there i:; adequate clearance between hOIst super­structure and low parts on under­side of vehicle.
Lifting points for workshop
hoist and trolley jack
The vehic le may only be lifted at the points

shown in the illustration:

Front (left illustration)

At the welded floor plate reinforcement.

The vehicle must not be lifted on the vertical side member reinforcemen.t at the front, as this ca~ cause seri­ous damage to the vehIcle.
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Rear (right illustration)
On the verti cal side member reinforcement
i n the area of the marking for the vehicle
jack
Vehicle jack
Lifting with the veh icle jack is described on pagel17 .
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