Ohlins VWS MI10 User guide

③
Adjustments
The adjustment range is the standard position
-7 to +15 mm.
Kit Contents
Shock absorber
Dust boot
Upper spring seat
Spring
Lock nut M14
Washer
Spacer
USED FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR
C-spanner
Öhlins sticker
Öhlins Owner's Manual
7
The actual vehicle height
With both the preload and height adjustments in
their standard positions, the vehicle is lowered
approximately 20mm when compared to the
original suspension. As the height adjuster is
turned one rotation, the position moves 2.0 mm.
Before driving, always make sure that the
basic settings made by Öhlins are according
to recommended Set-up Data. Read about
adjustments and setting up in the Öhlins
Owner's Manual before you make any
adjustments. Contact an Öhlins dealer if you
have any questions about setting up the
shock absorber.
Recommended set-up
Rebound setting
Track 0-7 clicks
Winding road 5-10 clicks
Street 10-20 clicks
Spring preload 2 mm
Shock absorber length 497mm
Spring
Spec H180, ID65,70 N/mm
The standard preload is 2 mm from a free
length of 180 mm, giving 178 mm installed
length, see fig③.
Before installing this product, check the contents
of the kit. If anything is missing, please contact an
Öhlins dealer.
Please note that during storage and transportation,
especially at high ambient temperature, some of
the oil and grease used for assembling may leak
and stain the packaging. This is in no way
detrimental to the product, wipe off the excess
oil/grease with a cloth.
Before installing this product, read the Öhlins
Owner's Manual. The shock absorber is an
important part of your vehicle and will affect the
stability.
Rebound
adjuster
Pcs.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Set-up Data
Shock Absorber Kit for VW Golf Ⅵ, Scirocco (5K1,137)
VWS MI10 front
Part no. VWS 5I10_0
Issued 2013-03-08
178
497
Spring
preload
adjuster

②
①
Lock ring
Spring
Lock nut
M14
Original top mount
Dust boot
When tightening the top mount nut , the
shock absorber shaft must be held in position
with a 6 mm Allen key.
Strut
It is advisable to have an Öhlins dealer
install the shock absorber.
When installing, read your Vehicle Service
Manual.
1
Raise the vehicle and put it on jack stands.
Ensure that it is securely supported.
2
Remove the front wheels.
3
Loosen the bolts for the lower strut
attachments.
Support the wheel hubs in an appropriate
way on each side of the vehicle so that
the brake hoses can not be damaged.
4
Loosen the upper attachments. Remove the
original struts from the car.
8
Fasten the upper attachments.
9
Raise the wheel hub with a jack to remove the
freeplay of the lower strut attachment bolts
before tightening them.
Make sure that all bolts are tightened to the
correct torque and that nothing fouls or
restricts movement of the strut when it is being
fully compressed or extended. Test this over
the whole steering range from lock to lock.
10
Make sure that all removed parts are reinstalled
in the same way as they were before the
installation of the Öhlins shock absorber.
How to install How to install
5
Cut the dust boot 30 mm from the lower end
with a pair of scissors according to fig②.
Washer
7
Install the Öhlins McPherson struts on the
vehicle.
Lower
spring
sea
t
Upper spring seat Spacer
6
Tighten the lower spring seat and the lock
ring to 50 - 60 Nm.
Fit the dust boot, the spring, the upper
spring seat and the spacer to the strut
according to fig①.
Fit the standard top mount, the washer and
the lock nut M14. Tighten the lock nut to 35
- 40 Nm.

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Kit Contents
Shock absorber
Lock nut M10
Bushing spacer
Dust boot
Band
Dust boot support
Spring
Spring preload adjuster
Rubber seat
Lower plastic seat
USED FOR BOTH FRONT AND REAR
C-spanner
Öhlins sticker
Öhlins Owner's Manual
Adjustments
35
541
The adjustment range is the standard position
±15 mm. If the bracket is moved outside the
adjustment range, it may come loose.
The actual vehicle height
With both the preload and height adjustments in
their standard positions, the vehicle is lowered
approximately 20 mm when compared to the
original suspension. As the height adjuster is
turned one rotation, the position moves 1.5 mm.
Before driving, always make sure that the
basic settings made by Öhlins are according to
recommended Set-up Data. Read about
adjustments and setting up in the Öhlins
Owner's Manual before you make any
adjustments. Contact an Öhlins dealer if you
have any questions about setting up the shock
absorber.
Recommended set-up
Rebound setting
Track 0-7 clicks
Winding road 5-10 clicks
Street 10-20 clicks
Spring preload adjuster height 35 mm
Shock absorber length 541 mm
Spring
Spec H200, ID65, 60 N/mm
Before installing this product, check the contents
of the kit. If anything is missing, please contact an
Öhlins dealer.
Please note that during storage and transportation,
especially at high ambient temperature, some of
the oil and grease used for assembling may leak
and stain the packaging. This is in no way
detrimental to the product, wipe off the excess
oil/grease with a cloth.
Before installing this product, read the Öhlins
Owner's Manual. The shock absorber is an
important part of your vehicle and will affect the
stability.
Pcs.
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Set-up Data
Shock Absorber Kit for VW Golf Ⅵ, Scirocco (5K1,137)
VWS MI10 rear
Spring
preload
adjuster
Part no. VWS 5I10_0
Issued 2013-03-08
200
Rebound
adjuster
31

①
Lock nut M10
Shock absorber
2
Remove the rear wheels.
3
Remove the lower and the upper attachments
and remove the original shock absorbers.
When tightening the lock nut, the shock
absorber shaft must be held in position with a 4
mm Allen key.
It is advisable to have an Öhlins dealer install
the shock absorber.
When installing, read your Vehicle Service
Manual.
1
Raise the vehicle and put it on jack stands.
Ensure that it is securely supported.
How to install How to install
Make sure that all bolts are tightened to the
correct torque and that nothing fouls or
restricts movement of the shock absorber
when it is being fully compressed or extended.
Rebound
adjuster
②
Dust
boot
5
Set the spring seat of the spring preload
adjuster to the position according to fig③.
Tighten the lock ring to 50 - 60 Nm.
4
Remove the spring.
6
Install the Öhlins spring and the spring
preload adjuster on the vehicle according to
fig ②.
Bushing spacer
Fit the spacers into
the bushing.
Dust boot support
Band
Band
7
Mount the dust boot and the dust boot support
on the Öhlins shock absorber. Tighten only the
lower tie-rap. Mount the standard top mount on
the shock absorber according to fig①. Tighten
the lock nut to 30 Nm. Install the bushing spacer
in the lower shock absorber bushing.
9
Position the dust boot support and the top of the
dust boot according to fig③. Tighten the upper
tie-rap.
8
Install the Öhlins shock absorbers on the
vehicle.
10
Make sure that all removed parts are reinstalled
in the same way as they were before the
installation of the Öhlins shock absorber.
Rubber seat
Spring preload
adjuster
Spring
Lower plastic seat
Original top mount