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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Assembly overview - rear lid

This assembly overview identifies every Volkswagen Golf Mk7 rear lid component: the panel, lock, hinge bolts (20 Nm), adjustment buffers and the ball-head pin — with cross-references to the removal and adjustment chapters for each part.

Assembly overview - rear lid

1 -  Rear lid
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  • Adjusting → Chapter
2 -  Bonnet lock
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
3 -  Bolts
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 Nm
4 -  Hinge
  • Left and right
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
5 -  Adjustment buffer
  • Left and right
  • Adjusting → Chapter
6 -  Ball-head pin
  • On rear lid
  • 20 Nm + 45°
7 -  Gas strut
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  • Releasing gas → Chapter
8 -  Ball-head pin
  • On side panel
  • 20 Nm + 45°
9 -  Hexagon nut
  • Qty. 1 for each hinge
  • 20 Nm + 45°
10 -  Bolts
  • Qty. 2 for each hinge
  • 10 Nm
11 -  Seal
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
12 -  Hexagon nut
  • Qty. 2
  • 20 Nm
13 -  Striker pin
  • Removing and installing → Chapter
  • Adjusting → Chapter
14 -  Bolts
  • Qty. 3
  • 5 Nm
15 -  Operating mechanism
  • The manufacturer emblem can be renewed separately → Chapter
  • Removing and installing → Chapter

    Questions & answers

    Assembly overview - rear lid — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What does the Golf Mk7 rear lid assembly overview show?
    The rear lid panel, lock, hinge bolts (20 Nm), hinges, striker pin, seal, gas strut and all associated hardware with torque values.
    What torque are the Golf Mk7 rear lid hinge bolts?
    20 Nm. These bolts carry the weight of the tailgate plus the gas strut load, so correct torque is critical.
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    Removing and installing rear lid
    Special tools and workshop equipment required     Removing   Torque wre ...

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