Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
This section covers the rear suspension strut, shock absorber and spring on the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 across both torsion beam and multi-link setups — assembly overviews, removal/installation, and repair.
- Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, torsion beam axle
- Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, multi-link suspension
- Removing and installing shock absorber, torsion beam axle
- Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock absorber
- Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, right shock absorber
- Repairing shock absorber
- Removing and installing spring, torsion beam axle
- Removing and installing spring, multi-link suspension, left spring for front-wheel drive, left and right spring for four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing spring, multi-link suspension, right spring for front-wheel drive
Questions & answers
Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring — Volkswagen Golf Mk7
What rear shock/spring topics does the Golf Mk7 manual cover?
Assembly overviews for torsion beam and multi-link, shock absorber removal (torsion beam, multi-link left/right), spring removal (torsion beam, multi-link FWD/4WD) and shock absorber repair.
Removing and installing track rod
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-
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Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, torsion beam
axle
1 -
Bolt
Renew after removing
50 Nm +45°
2 -
Shock absorber
Removing and installing ...
Other materials:
- Removing and installing spring, multi-link suspension, right spring for front-wheel drive
- Removing and installing spring, multi-link suspension, left spring for front-wheel drive, left and right spring for four-wheel drive
- Removing and installing shock absorber, torsion beam axle
- Removing and installing shock absorber, multi-link suspension, left shock absorber
- Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring, torsion beam axle