Removing and installing injection pump gear wheel: Audi 2.8 TDI (AGK, ATA)
Step-by-step removing and installing injection pump gear wheel for the Audi 2.8 TDI (AGK/ATA): 12 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 2DA
- Special tools named: puller
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- Before installing injection pump wheel; ensure taper of injection pump shaft and hole in injection pump wheel are free of oil and grease.
- Tighten securing nut to 90 Nm. Use counterhold tool3435 for this.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 90 Nm (66 lb-ft) | Tighten securing nut |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Remove injection pump .
- Screw 2 bolts (M8 x 50) into threaded holes of injection pump wheel.
- Fit counterhold3435 onto bolts.
- Loosen injection pump securing nut approx. one turn.
- Remove counterhold3435.
- Install puller3292/2 using 2 bolts (M8 x 50).
- Set injection pump wheel under tension with puller3292/2.
- Release injection pump wheel from taper of injection pump shaft by striking spindle of puller with a light blow of a hammer.
- Unscrew injection pump wheel nut and remove injection pump wheel. [Note: Before installing injection pump wheel; ensure taper of injection pump shaft and hole in injection pump wheel are free of oil and grease.]
- Install injection pump gear wheel. When installing observe spring washer seating.
- Tighten securing nut to 90 Nm. Use counterhold tool3435 for this. — 90 Nm (66 lb-ft)
- Install injection pump .
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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