Elastic Poly-V belt (vehicles without air conditioner compressor) - remove and install — VW
Elastic Poly-V belt (vehicles without air conditioner compressor) - remove and install on VW: 14 steps, engines CCRA, CFZA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Fox (5Z)
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- Mark the Poly-V belt (elastic) turning direction with a marker.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ Risk of compromising due to the reversed rotation direction, in case of used Poly-V belts.Before removing the Poly-V belt, mark the rotation direction with chalk or marker pen, in order to ensure proper operating position installation. — Remove the Spark plug connectorsP... with the Assembly tool3277 A or Assembly tool T10029.
- Remove Spark plugsQ with Spark plug wrench3122B.
- Remove right front wheel case cover General body repairs, exterior66External equipment.
- Install the Puller T02009/2A between the Poly-V belt (elastic) and the crankshaft pulley.
- Turn the crankshaft slowly clockwise until the Puller T02009/2A begins displacing the Poly-V belt (elastic).
- Remove the Poly-V belt (elastic) together with the Puller T02009/2A.
- Mark the Poly-V belt (elastic) turning direction with a marker.
- Install the Poly-V belt (elastic) on the pulley of the Generator (Alternator) C, observing the working position of the Poly-V (elastic) belt.
- Next install the Poly-V belt (elastic) on the crankshaft pulley together with the Assembly tool(A).
- Turn the crankshaft slowly clockwise until the Poly-V belt (elastic) is completely installed.
- Take care that the Poly-V belt is perfectly installed both on the crankshaft pulley and on the Generator (Alternator) C pulley.
- Install the right front wheel case cover General body repairs, exterior66External equipment.
- Install Spark plugsQ with Spark plug wrench3122B .
- Install Spark plug connectorsP... with the Assembly tool3277 A or Assembly tool T10029.
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