Vehicles with 6-cyl. TDI engine, coolant-cooled alternator — VW
Vehicles with 6-cyl. TDI engine, coolant-cooled alternator on VW: 10 steps, 1 torque figure. 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: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)
- Special tools named: 17 mm ring spanner, torque wrench
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- Counterhold adapter 3400 (1) using 17 mm ring spanner and tighten poly V-belt pulley with freewheel by turning alternator shaft anti-clockwise using torque wrench (2). Tightening torque is 80 Nm.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 80 Nm (59 lb-ft) | Counterhold adapter 3400 (1) using 17 mm ring spanner and tighten poly V-belt pulley with… |
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 protective cap from poly V-belt pulley with freewheel.
- Insert adapter 3400 (1) with 17 mm ring spanner into poly V-belt pulley with freewheel (2) of alternator. Then insert a M10 multi-point bit (3) 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 on poly V-belt pulley with freewheel by hand as far as possible.
- Release socket drive (1) and pull off grip (2).
- Turn torque wrench grip (2) 180° and reinsert socket drive.
- Set turning direction of torque wrench to anti-clockwise at socket drive.
- Counterhold adapter 3400 (1) using 17 mm ring spanner and tighten poly V-belt pulley with freewheel by turning alternator shaft anti-clockwise using torque wrench (2). Tightening torque is 80 Nm. — 80 Nm (59 lb-ft)
- Clip protective cap onto poly V-belt pulley with freewheel.
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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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