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Volkswagen Suspension Shock Absorber (Rear) Sachs 101 616

PART#: 101 616
Sachs

$43.95

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Fitments
YearMakeModelSubmodelEngineFuel TypePositionNote
1993VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1993VolkswagenCabrioletClassic1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1992VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1992VolkswagenCabrioletClassic1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1992VolkswagenCabrioletCarat1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1992VolkswagenCabrioletWolfsburg Edition1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1991VolkswagenCabrioletCarat1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1991VolkswagenCabrioletEtienne Aigner1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1991VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design | Engine VIN: B; | Engine VIN: C;
1990VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1990VolkswagenCabrioletBoutique1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1990VolkswagenCabrioletBestseller1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1989VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1989VolkswagenCabrioletWolfsburg Edition1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1989VolkswagenCabrioletBoutique1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1989VolkswagenCabrioletBestseller1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1988VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1988VolkswagenCabrioletBestseller1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1988VolkswagenCabrioletBoutique1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1988VolkswagenScirocco16-Valve1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1987VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1987VolkswagenCabrioletWolfsburg Edition1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1987VolkswagenScirocco16-Valve1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1987VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1986VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1986VolkswagenScirocco16-Valve1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1986VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1985VolkswagenCabrioletBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1985VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaGLI1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaBase1.6L4DIESELRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaGL1.6L4DIESELRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaGLI1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaGL1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaGL1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenJettaBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1984VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.8L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1983VolkswagenJettaBase1.6L4DIESELRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1983VolkswagenJettaWolfsburg Edition1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1983VolkswagenJettaBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1983VolkswagenSciroccoGL1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1983VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1982VolkswagenJettaBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1982VolkswagenJettaBase1.6L4DIESELRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1982VolkswagenRabbitLS1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenRabbitLS1.6L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenRabbitL1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenRabbitBase1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenRabbitLimited Edition1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenRabbitS1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenRabbitL1.6L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1982VolkswagenSciroccoGL1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1982VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1981VolkswagenJettaSpecial Edition1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1981VolkswagenJettaBase1.6L4DIESELRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1981VolkswagenJettaBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1981VolkswagenJettaSpecial Edition1.6L4DIESELRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1981VolkswagenRabbitS1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1981VolkswagenRabbitLS1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1981VolkswagenRabbitLs Deluxe1.6L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1981VolkswagenRabbitL Custom1.6L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1981VolkswagenRabbitL1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1981VolkswagenRabbitBase1.7L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1981VolkswagenSciroccoS1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1981VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.7L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1980VolkswagenJettaBase1.6L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1980VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitBase1.6L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.6L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.6L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1980VolkswagenSciroccoS1.6L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1980VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.6L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1979VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1979VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1979VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1979VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1979VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4DIESELRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1979VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4GASRearw/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design; w/ U.S. Built Square Headlights
1979VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.6L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4DIESELRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4DIESELRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4DIESELRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1978VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.5L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4DIESELRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.6L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4DIESELRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenRabbitBase1.6L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4DIESELRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.6L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1977VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.6L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1976VolkswagenRabbitBase1.6L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1976VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.6L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1976VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.6L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1976VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.6L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
1975VolkswagenRabbitDeluxe1.5L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1975VolkswagenRabbitBase1.5L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1975VolkswagenRabbitCustom1.5L4GASRearAll w/ European Built Round Headlights; Design Version: Twin-tube Design
1975VolkswagenSciroccoBase1.5L4GASRearDesign Version: Twin-tube Design
About Sachs

The Sachs brand was established in 1895 by a toolmaker named Ernst Sachs and a merchant and financier named Karl Fichtel.

As a result of this joint effort, the company is often referred to as Fichtel & Sachs to this day. The company initially started off as a precision ball-bearing factory.

In the first year, Sachs hired more than 70 workers and quickly became a well-known brand in Germany. The company got its start by manufacturing ball bearings for bicycles and motorcycles but ultimately transitioned into the automotive parts industry.

Some of the products this company is best known for include shock absorbers and dampers, clutches, clutch kits, dual-mass flywheels, strut mounts, and strut assemblies.

Today, the official name of the brand is ZF Sachs AG, after the company was merged with ZF Friedrichshafen AG in 2011.

The Sachs headquarters remain in Schweinfurt, Germany to this day. The facility in Schweinfurt is the largest location that ZF Friedrichshafen has.

The company experienced many ups and downs for the 126 years it had been in business. There were several instances in which the company could have failed, but it remained popular due to its high-quality products.

In 1929, the main focus of the Sachs brand became the production of clutches, vehicle engines, shocks, and dampers.

The decision to stop selling ball bearings for bicycles and focus on the automotive industry is what ensured this company would survive even the darkest of times.

Even after a majority of the Schweinfurt facility was destroyed in World War II, the company continued to manufacture outstanding products and design new innovative parts.

Specifications
COMFORT & PERFORMANCE Banded Piston:Our engineered polymer piston band immediately responds to suspension movements even at slow speeds. The piston band effectively seals the working cylinder allowing the valves to operate at 100% efficiency. Valves with a banded piston can be finely tuned for specific vehicles to consistently provide the intended comfort and performance.
DURABILITY Micro-Polished Chrome Piston Rods:SACHS micro-polished chromed piston rods have been hardened for maximum strength to provide the longest service life. Our chrome finish helps fight rust while the low-friction surface effectively prevents seal leakage.
ENDURANCE Polished Working Cylinder:SACHS working cylinders are drawn to precise dimensions and polished ultra-smooth to prevent piston band wear. Our technology permits close tuning tolerances while reducing friction and heat for the utmost endurance.
OEM TECHNOLOGY Low Friction Seal:SACHS advanced seal technology uses a special NBR rubber which is highly wear resistant and can withstand temperatures to 260 degrees F, keeping oil in and contaminants out. Engineered with low friction movement in mind, our design helps maintain the original tuning characteristics.
PRECISE TUNING Sintered Metal Valves:Our high quality valve design enables precise oil flow by using sintered metal valve construction. Tight tolerances and strength from sintered metal allow for precise tuning of compression and rebound rates that restore the original handling dynamics.
Warranty
We offer a 2-year warranty on all parts that we sell. If the part fails within 2 years of purchase, please contact us for instructions to replace it. The warranty does not cover normal wear and tear or improper installation. On many parts, we also offer Extend product protection, which is a way to add up to 3 additional years for 5 total years of worry free coverage. Select your preferred term length and you're covered!
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