Removing and installing bearing for viscous fan in bracket - vehicles up to 05.2003 — AUDI
Removing and installing bearing for viscous fan in bracket - vehicles up to 05.2003 on Audi: 17 steps, engines AVB, AVF, AWX, BKE.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 (8H), Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
- Opens: coolant
- Special tools named: 3367
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- The air conditioner poly V-belt remains fitted.
- Counterhold viscous fan pulley using pin wrench3212 and unbolt viscous fan from bearing using an 8 mm hexagon key (item 1).
📐 56 workshop diagrams for AVB
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- Vehicles with auxiliary heater: remove bolts (arrows) securing exhaust pipe for auxiliary/additional heater to noise insulation.
- Release quick-release fasteners (1) and (2) and take off front noise insulation. Leave rear noise insulation in position.
- Remove bumper cover (front) 63.
- Move lock carrier to service position 50.
- Turn the tensioner in the direction of the (arrow) to slacken the poly V-belt.
- Remove poly V-belt from alternator pulley. [Note: The air conditioner poly V-belt remains fitted.]
- Counterhold viscous fan pulley using pin wrench3212 and unbolt viscous fan from bearing using an 8 mm hexagon key (item 1).
- Detach viscous fan from bearing.
- Use angled circlip pliers to remove circlip (arrow) from bearing bush.
- Pull bearing for viscous fan out of bracket using nut from assembly tool3301, bolt 3367/3 and assembly tool3350.
- Press bearing for viscous fan in using viscous fan fitting tool 3367/1, 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 .
- Install lock carrier with attachments 50.
- Install bumper cover (front) 63.
- Fill cooling system .
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