General information about steering The Golf, Jetta and Scirocco have rack and pinion steering; the steering column is connected to the rack and pinion steering mechanism by means of a steering shaft with cardan...
Tool and equipment In addition to the tool listed in chapter " Basic rules for work ", some of the operations in this chapter require the following: Telescopic ruler - for checking the convergence...
Adjustment of a convergence of forward wheels The toe-in of the front wheels affects the stability and handling of the vehicle, as well as the wear characteristics of the front tires. Toe-in is measured across the wheel rims...
Steering rods and joints NOTE: To reduce the turning radius of the vehicle, since April 1975 the length of the steering rack ( size "WITH" - pic. L:9 ) was increased from 67 to 69 mm on each side....
Steering gear Adjustment Steering rack adjustment can be assessed during normal operation as follows: A) If the rotation of the steering wheel is difficult, and there is no self-return of the...
Steering shaft The steering shaft has two universal joints and is attached to the steering gear shaft and steering column shaft with clamping bolts ( 14, fig. L:1 ). If any universal joint is...
Steering column Removing On early models (until July 1974) the steering column was fixed rigidly. Since August 1974, the mount has been changed - the lower part of the steering column is attached...
Possible steering problems Possible malfunctions of a steering, their reasons and methods of elimination.