Removing and installing alternator, vehicles with 1.8 l petrol engine and automatic gearbox — VW
Removing and installing alternator, vehicles with 1.8 l petrol engine and automatic gearbox on VW: 13 steps.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code A32
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- When batteriesA are disconnected and connected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must always be strictly observed . — Disconnect batteryA.
📋 Procedure
- ⚠ When batteriesA are disconnected and connected, the procedure described in the workshop manual must always be strictly observed . — Disconnect batteryA.
- Remove noise insulation General body repairs, exterior66Noise insulation; Removing and installing noise insulation.
- Undo nut (2).
- Remove retainer (1) for wiring harness.
- Remove bolt (1).
- Remove air filter housing 24Air filter; Removing and installing air filter housing.
- Slide down cap (1) in direction of (arrow A).
- Release and disconnect connector (1).
- Unscrew nut (3), and remove terminal 30/B+ (2).
- Undo nut (2).
- Remove retainer (1) for wiring harness.
- Remove bolt (1).
- Remove starterB(2) by taking it upwards out of vehicle.
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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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