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Removing balancer shaft module — VW

Removing balancer shaft module on VW: 9 steps, engines CAYC, CBAA, CBAB, CBAC. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Removing the balancer shaft module, which carries the oil pump, on the TDI engines listed below (CAYC, CBAA through CLLA) on the A32 platform code is a sump-off job with one hard rule: the crankshaft is only ever turned in the engine's direction of rotation, because a backwards turn can make the toothed belt jump. The vibration damper is removed and the crankshaft is turned at the toothed belt pulley bolt to TDC, where it is locked with crankshaft stop T10050; the stop only fits from the face end of the splines. With the sump off the module bolts are undone in sequence from the highest number down to 1, and the module comes away with the oil pump. The steps then branch depending on whether the old module goes back in or a new one is fitted.

9 steps 19 engine codes engine codes merged from 8 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Pull the oil dipstick and remove the vibration damper. Turn the crankshaft at the toothed belt pulley bolt, in the direction of engine rotation only, until it stands at TDC and lock it with crankshaft stop T10050. Remove the sump, undo the module bolts in sequence from the highest number down to 1 and lift the balancer shaft module out together with the oil pump. The steps then split between refitting a used module and fitting a new one.

Fits: platform code A32

  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job

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  • Turn the crankshaft only in the engine's direction of rotation; risk of the toothed belt jumping.
  • Lock the crankshaft at TDC with stop T10050, pushed on from the face end of the splines.
  • Undo the module bolts in the numbered sequence, highest to 1.
  • Decide beforehand whether the old module is being reused or a new one fitted; the follow-on steps differ.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

CAYCCBAACBABCBACCBBACBBBCBDACBDBCBEACEGACFFACFFBCFFDCFFECFGBCFGCCJAACLJACLLA

📐 64 workshop diagrams for CAYC

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📋 Procedure

  1. Pull oil dipstick out.
  2. Remove vibration damper .
  3. ⚠ Risk of destruction due to toothed belt jumping.Only turn crankshaft in engine direction of rotation. — Turn crankshaft at bolt for toothed belt pulley until crankshaft is at "“TDC”".
  4. Lock crankshaft in position with crankshaft stop T10050. [Note: Crankshaft stop can only be pushed onto toothed belt pulley from face end of splines.]
  5. Remove sump .
CAYC? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Unscrew bolts in the sequence (8) to (1).
  2. Remove balancer shaft module with oil pump.
  3. Unscrew bolts in the sequence (6) to (1).
  4. Remove balancer shaft module with oil pump. [Note: Installing a previously used balancer shaft module again.Installing a new balancer shaft module.]
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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.