Volkswagen Jetta / Jetta Hybrid. Manual - part 21

WARNING

If A-pillar is renewed, bolts on A-pillar must absolutely be tight‐

ened as described in the following.

Carry out following work:
• A-pillar has been renewed.
• Always renew; it is permissible to loosen them once in order

to align door.

Install in reverse order of removal.
– Insert door -1- and tighten bolts -2-,-5- and -6- to 20 Nm at 90°.
– Adjusting door 

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– Observe front door gaps ⇒ Body Repairs; Rep. gr.  00 ; Body

panel gaps/shut lines; Body - middle .

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1.5.1

Door alignment - shut lines and flushness

Note

♦

Vehicle must be standing on its wheels to enable front door to be adjusted.

♦

The front door is correctly adjusted when all shut lines are even when closed. When the door does not project

in or out too far and the contours align.

♦

- middle

♦

After installing or alignment, carry out corrosion protection measures on hinges and screws/bolts.

Carry out following work:
Adjusting shut lines
To be able to adjust shut lines correctly, bolts -2-, -5-and -6- in A-

pillar must be loosened.

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– For bolt -6-, dash panel must be removed ⇒  General body

repairs, interior; Rep. gr.  70 ; Dash panel; Removing and in‐

stalling dash panel .

Adjusting for flush fitting
In order to adjust flushness correctly, the bolts -3- must be loos‐

ened.
Use door alignment tool -3320- with appropriate bit for this.

Note

Other measures such as raising the door have no effect. Subsequent pressure from above will cause the door

to sack again.

Adjusting striker pin 

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1.5.2

Adjusting striker pin

Note

♦

Only the adjustment for the right front door is described. The

adjustment of the left front door is similar.

♦

The door must lock fully when closing without any additional

force being required and must not have any play.

♦

The door must not be pushed up or down due to striker pin

adjustment.

The striker pin can be used to make sure that the front door is

aligned flush with the rear door (wind noises).
Carry out following work:
– Loosen striker pin -1- by loosening bolts -2- in B-pillar.
– Adjust the front door with the striker pin -1- in such a way that

the front door is flush with the rear door when shut (to prevent

wind noise) -arrow a- and -arrow-.

Note

Increased force may have to be applied so that position of striker

pin -1- can be adjusted with bolts -2- loosened.

– Tighten bolts -2- of striker pin -1-.
Specified torque for bolts -2-: 20 Nm.

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2.1

Tools

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1331-

♦ Socket -3410-
♦ Roller for door insulation

foil -3356-

♦ Removal wedge -3409-
♦ Hot air blower -V.A.G 1416-
♦ Adhesive residue remover -

VAS 6349-

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