Ribbed belt drive — VW
Ribbed belt drive on VW: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
Fig.1
4-cylinder fuel injection engine 1.4 ltr. with basic belt drive
1 -
Crankshaft/vibration damper/pulley
2 -
Ribbed belt - Crankshaft/vibration damper and alternator
3 -
Pulley - Alternator
Fig. 2
4-cylinder fuel injection engine 1.4 ltr. with power-assisted steering vane pump
1 -
Crankshaft/vibration damper/pulley
2 -
Ribbed belt - Crankshaft/vibration damper, tensioning roller, alternator and power steering vane pump
3 -
Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump
4 -
Pulley - Alternator
5 -
Tensioner
Fig.3
4-cylinder fuel injection engine with air conditioner compressor and power-assisted steering vane pump
1 -
Crankshaft/vibration damper/pulley
2 -
Tensioning roller
3 -
Pulley - Alternator
4 -
Pulley - Air conditioner compressor
5 -
Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump
Fig. 4
4-cylinder fuel injection engine 1.6 ltr. and 1.8 ltr. diesel engine with power-assisted steering vane pump, except engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1 -
Pulley - alternator
2 -
Ribbed belt - alternator, coolant pump, crankshaft and tensioning roller
3 -
Pulley - Coolant pump
4 -
V-belt - Crankshaft and power-assisted steering vane pump
5 -
Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump
6 -
Crankshaft/vibration damper/pulley
7 -
Tensioner
Fig. 5
4-cylinder fuel injection engine 1.6 ltr. and 1.8 ltr. and diesel engine with power-assisted steering vane pump and air conditioner compressor except engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1 -
Pulley - alternator
2 -
Ribbed belt - Alternator, crankshaft, air conditioner compressor and tensioning roller
3 -
Pulley - Air conditioner compressor
4 -
Pulley - Coolant pump
5 -
V-belt - Crankshaft, power-assisted steering vane pump and coolant pump
6 -
Pulley - Power-assisted vane pump
7 -
Pulley - Crankshaft
8 -
Tensioning roller
Fig. 6
Diesel engine with power-assisted vane pump, engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1 -
Crankshaft/vibration damper/pulley
2 -
Tensioner
3 -
Pulley - Alternator
4 -
Ribbed belt - Crankshaft/vibration damper, tensioning roller, alternator and power steering vane pump
5 -
Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump
Fig. 7
Diesel engine with power-assisted vane pump and air conditioner compressor, engine codes AGP, AGR, ALH, AQM, ASR
1 -
Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump
2 -
Ribbed belt - Power steering vane pump, idler roller, air conditioner compressor, crankshaft/vibration damper, tensioning roller and alternator
3 -
Idler roller
4 -
Pulley - Air conditioner compressor
5 -
Crankshaft/vibration damper/pulley
6 -
Tensioner
7 -
Pulley - Alternator
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