Removing and installing poly V-belt pulley with freewheel — VW
Removing and installing poly V-belt pulley with freewheel on VW: 15 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 6N1
- Special tools named: torque wrench
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- Counterhold using multi-point adapterVAS 3400 and ring spanner 17 mm.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 80 Nm (59 lb-ft) | Counterhold adapterVAS 3400 with ring spanner and tighten freewheeling poly V-belt pulley… |
| 80 Nm (59 lb-ft) | Tighten threaded connection to specified torque |
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 alternator.
- Clamp alternator on bracket points in bench vice.
- Remove protective cap from poly V-belt pulley with freewheel.
- Insert multi-point adapterVAS 3400 with ring spanner 17 mm in poly V-belt pulley with freewheel of alternator.
- Insert a M10 multi-point bit (1) into alternator shaft.
- Hold alternator shaft and loosen poly V-belt with freewheel using a ring spanner and turning it anti-clockwise.
- Hold poly V-belt pulley with freewheel by hand. Turn alternator drive shaft until poly V-belt pulley with freewheel can be removed.
- First screw poly V-belt pulley with freewheel on drive shaft of alternator by hand as far as limit stop.
- Release socket drive (1) and pull off grip (2).
- Turn grip (2) of torque wrench through 180 degrees and reinsert socket drive.
- Set turning direction of torque wrench to anti-clockwise on socket drive.
- Insert a M10 multi-point bit (1) into alternator shaft.
- Counterhold using multi-point adapterVAS 3400 and ring spanner 17 mm.
- Tighten poly V-belt with freewheel by turning drive shaft of alternator clockwise using torque wrenchV.A.G 1332.
- Tighten threaded connection to specified torque of 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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.