A4 Quattro Sedan L4-1.8L Turbo (AEB) (1998)
Drive Belt: Service and Repair
V belt, Removing and Installing
V belt, removing and installing
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Lock carrier in service position, See: Body and Frame/Lock Carrier/Service and Repair/Procedures
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Ribbed belt free of tension, See: Ribbed Belt, Removing and Installing
Removing
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Remove noise insulation panel (arrows).
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Remove viscous fan (with belt pulley) from bearing, Refer to V-Belt and Ribbed Belt, Routing Overview, See Fig. 1. See: V-Belt and Ribbed Belt,
Routing Overview
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Remove belt pulley for coolant pump. Use drift (arrow) to counterhold at belt pulley for power steering pump.
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Remove V-belt.
Installing
Installation is the reverse of removal, noting the following:
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Install V-belt and loosely bolt both halves of belt pulley to coolant pump.
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Slowly bring belt pulley halves together by turning coolant pump and tightening bolts for belt pulley in stages.
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While tightening pulley halves, the V-belt must move outward and sit correctly on belt pulley.
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Tighten bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
Note: Adjustment of V-belt tension for coolant pump is not possible.
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Install ribbed belt and release tension on tensioner.
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Start engine and check running of belt.
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Check tightening torque of bolts for coolant pump belt pulley.