Assembly overview - poly V-belt drive — VW
Assembly overview - poly V-belt drive on VW: 5 steps, 1 torque figure, engines BZB, CAWA, CAWB, CBFA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–), VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016), VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014), VW CC (358, 2012–2017)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Tighten bolts |
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.
📐 74 workshop diagrams for BZB
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ If a used belt runs in the opposite direction when it is refitted, this can cause breakage.Before removing, mark direction of rotation of poly V-belt with chalk or felt-tipped pen for re-installation. — Fit ancillary bracket (start bolt (4) first).
- Tighten bolts in the sequence (1 … 5) in 3 stages as follows:
- Tighten bolts hand tight.
- Tighten bolts to 20 Nm. — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Turn bolts 90° (1/4 turn) further.
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Independent video tutorial by AUTODOC (YouTube) — a helpful visual companion to the steps above.
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Other VW procedures
- Removing and installing small coolant pipe – Audi A3
- Removing and installing pistons
- Removing and installing toothed belt for coolant pump – VW
- Separating gearbox from engine and assembling
- Removing and installing tensioner for poly V-belt (Golf, Eos, Scirocco)
- Removing engine · 41 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft – VW Golf Cabriolet · 47 torque figures
- Adjusting valve timing – VW Passat B5 · 83 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshafts – VW Passat B6 · 39 torque figures
- Removing and installing coolant pump · 53 torque figures
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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