Crankshaft flange with Engine speed sensor G28 rotor (flywheel side) - remove — VW
Crankshaft flange with Engine speed sensor G28 rotor (flywheel side) - remove on VW: 10 steps, engines BAH, BJA, BLH, BPA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 7X
- Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
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- Place the camshaft gear on the mark (arrow A).
- Put the crankshaft in cylinder 1 TDC. The tooth marked on the camshaft gear must align with the mark "“2V”" on the flange (arrow B).
- The flange and rotor are removed together from the crankshaft with three screws M 6 × 35 mm.
📋 Procedure
- Remove transmission Clutch and transmission34Drive, case.
- Remove flywheel.
- Remove intermediate plate.
- Place the camshaft gear on the mark (arrow A).
- Put the crankshaft in cylinder 1 TDC. The tooth marked on the camshaft gear must align with the mark "“2V”" on the flange (arrow B).
- Remove the oil pan .
- Remove the Engine speed sensor G28(arrow).
- Loosen flange fastening screws. [Note: The flange and rotor are removed together from the crankshaft with three screws M 6 × 35 mm.]
- Install the three M 6 × 35 mm screws in the threaded holes of the flange (arrows).
- Turn screws alternately (max. 1/2 turn (180°) per screw), on the flange and remove the flange with the rotor Engine speed sensor G28 from the crankshaft.
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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.
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