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Rear Shock Absorber Replacement - VW Brasilia

2018-07-07 · 33:08 · 5,062 views

Video by Paulo — Paulo's Garage.

🔊 Original Workshop Audio in Portuguese
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All torque specifications, tools, replaced parts, and step-by-step procedures are fully translated in the technical table below.

Replacing the rear shock absorber of the Brasilia at home, demonstrating the procedure on the suspension assembly. It approaches this maintenance as a straightforward yet crucial step for safety and stability.

⚡ Tightening Torques & Specifications

Component Specified Torque Assembly Notes
wheel lug bolts 118 N·m 12 kgf·m × 9.81 = 117.7 N·m, rounded to 118 N·m. Specified range: 10–14 kgf·m. Value from paulosgarage.com technical information section.

Tools used

Parts mentioned / replaced