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Removing and installing air conditioner magnetic clutch N25 — VW

Removing and installing air conditioner magnetic clutch N25 on VW: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1C1, 1Y7

  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
  • Special tools named: puller, locking pin

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  • Do not pinch or stretch refrigerant hoses.
  • If hook is placed on lower edge of poly V-belt pulley, there is a danger of damaging air conditioning system magnetic clutch N25.

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove poly V-belt. 13Dismantling and assembling engine; Removing and installing poly V-belt
  2. Remove air conditioner compressor from bracket and fasten it to body .
  3. Remove right radiator fan and unscrew power steering vane pump from bracket. [Note: Do not pinch or stretch refrigerant hoses.]
  4. Remove hexagon nut.
  5. Release coupling disc carefully with two screwdrivers(A) and remove.
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  1. Remove retaining ring .
  2. Position hooks of commercially available two-arm puller as shown in illustration (arrow) and pull off poly V-belt pulley. [Note: If hook is placed on lower edge of poly V-belt pulley, there is a danger of damaging air conditioning system magnetic clutch N25.]
  3. Fit solenoid (A) to air conditioner compressor.
  4. Place locking pin (C) in recess of solenoid (A).
  5. Press poly V-belt pulley on by hand. Carefully drive poly V-belt pulley in over inner race, using a suitable driver.
  6. Redetermine clearance of air conditioning system magnetic clutch N25 after assembly.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.