Removing and installing bearing for viscous fan in bracket — AUDI
Removing and installing bearing for viscous fan in bracket on Audi: 14 steps, engines AFN, AJM, AVF, AVG.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A6 C5 (4B)
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- The air conditioner poly V-belt remains fitted.
- Counterhold viscous fan pulley using 2-hole pin wrench3212 and unbolt viscous fan from bearing with an 8 mm hexagon key.
📐 34 workshop diagrams for AFN
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Turn the tensioner in the direction of the (arrow) to slacken the poly V-belt.
- Remove poly V-belt from alternator pulley.
- Release tensioner. [Note: The air conditioner poly V-belt remains fitted.]
- Slacken nut (arrow) and remove fuel filter from bracket (fuel hoses remain connected).
- Counterhold viscous fan pulley using 2-hole pin wrench3212 and unbolt viscous fan from bearing with an 8 mm hexagon key.
- Remove viscous fan from bearing.
- Use angled circlip pliers to remove circlip (arrow) from bearing bush.
- Pull viscous fan bearing out of bracket using nut from assembly tool3301, bolt3367/3 and assembly tool3350.
- Press viscous fan bearing in, using viscous fan fitting tool3367/1, 3367/2 and 3367/3 with nut from assembly tool3301.
- Use angled circlip pliers to install circlip (arrow) in bracket for viscous fan.
- Install viscous fan.
- Install poly V-belt .
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