Removing and installing freewheel on air conditioner compressor, vehicles with Gates coupling — VW
Removing and installing freewheel on air conditioner compressor, vehicles with Gates coupling on VW: 11 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Phaeton (3D)
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- Counterhold air conditioner compressor with counter-hold tool T10172 and adapter T10172/1 in (direction of arrow) and release freewheel together with adapter3400 in (direction of arrow).
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 80 Nm (59 lb-ft) | Specified torque for freewheel (1 |
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.
📋 Procedure
- Remove air conditioner compressor .
- Comply with notes .
- Clamp air conditioner compressor in a vice between protective jaws.
- Counterhold air conditioner compressor with counter-hold tool T10172 and adapter T10172/1 in (direction of arrow) and release freewheel together with adapter3400 in (direction of arrow).
- Clamp freewheel (1) with adapter (2) in a vice.
- Insert adapter3400 into freewheel (1) and release it by turning anti-clockwise in (direction of arrow).
- Bolt adapter onto air conditioner compressor shaft.
- Bolt freewheel (1) onto adapter.
- Hold air conditioner compressor shaft in position by pressing counter-hold tool T10172 and adapter (2) from adapter set T10172/1 in (direction of arrow).
- Tighten freewheel (1) with adapter3400 in (direction of arrow).
- Specified torque for freewheel (1): 80 Nm. — 80 Nm (59 lb-ft)
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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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