Home Volkswagen Repair VW Rabbit, Scirocco, Jetta: 80-84 Manual

Partial Table of Contents

Section One: Lubrication and Maintenance

  1. Lubricants
  2. Maintenance Schedules
  3. Oil Change Service
  4. Engine Compartment Maintenance
  5. Under-vehicle Maintenance
  6. Body and Inside-vehicle maintenance
  7. Basic Care

Section Two: Brakes and Wheels

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Brake Troubleshooting
  4. Master Cylinder and Pressure Regulator
  5. Brake Pedal and Brake Servo
  6. Brake Lines and Hoses
  7. Disc Brakes
  8. Drum Brakes
  9. Bleeding Brakes
  10. Parking Brake
  11. Wheels and Tires

Section Three: Suspension and Steering

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Wheel Alignment
  4. Front Suspension
  5. Rear Suspension
  6. Steering
  7. Emission Controls

Section Four: Fuel and Exhaust Systems

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Fuel Tank
  4. Removing and Installing Mechanical Fuel Pump
  5. Adjusting Idle
  6. Carburetor Troubleshooting
  7. Fuel Injection Troubleshooting and Repair
  8. Accelerator Cable
  9. Emission Controls
  10. Exhaust System

Section Five: Engine And Clutch

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Ignition System with Breaker Points
  4. Breakerless Transistorized Ignition System
  5. Cooling System
  6. Valves, Camshaft and Cylinder Head
  7. Lubrication System
  8. Removing and Installing Engine
  9. Torque Converter and Drive Plate
  10. Flywheel and Clutch
  11. Pistons, Piston Rings and Connecting Rods
  12. Crankshaft and Intermediate Shaft

Section Six: Electrical System

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Battery
  4. Starting System
  5. Charging System
  6. Turn Signals and Emergency Flashers
  7. Windshield Wipers and Washers
  8. Lights and Switches
  9. Horn and Buzzer
  10. Heating and Ventilation
  11. Instruments
  12. Wiring, Fuses, and Relays (1980, 1981 German-built)
  13. Wiring, Fuses and Relays (1981 and later)

Section Seven: Body and Interior

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Towing and Lifting Vehicle
  4. Removing and Installing Bolt-on Components
  5. Heating and Ventilation
  6. Repairing Front Suspension Mounting
  7. Sunroof
  8. Replacing and Reshaping Body Parts

Section Eight: Manual Transmission

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Gearshift Lever and Shift Linkage
  4. Driveshafts
  5. Removing and Installing Transaxle
  6. Transmission
  7. Final Drive
  8. Adjusting Final Drive
  9. Transaxle Case

Section Nine: Automatic Transmission

  1. General Description
  2. Maintenance
  3. Troubleshooting
  4. Selector Lever and Cable
  5. Automatic Transmission Adjustments
  6. Servicing Valve Body and Valve Body Assembly
  7. Servicing Governor
  8. 2nd Gear Brake Band Servo Piston
  9. Removing and Installing Transaxle
  10. Torque Converter
  11. Repairing Automatic Transmission
  12. Final Drive