Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Golf Mk6 > Power unit | 4-cylinder injection engine (1.4 l direct injection engine, turbocharger and supercharger) | Enginecrankshaft group, pistons | Cylinder block (pulley end) | Removing and installing poly V-belt (Golf Plus, Eos, Scirocco, Golf, Touran, Polo, Sharan, Passat, Passat CC, Golf Cabriolet)

Removing and installing poly V-belt (Golf Plus, Eos, Scirocco, Golf, Touran, Polo, Sharan, Passat, Passat CC, Golf Cabriolet)

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Locking pin -T10060 A-

t	16 mm open-end spanner -T10447- (not shown)

t	4 mm Allen key

Removing

Note

The belt drive can be fitted with a tensioning element and a idler roller or with two tensioning elements.

–	Remove noise insulation.

–	Mark direction of rotation of poly V-belt.

Polo only

–	Press filler neck for windscreen washer fluid out of bracket in -direction of arrow-.

Sharan only

–	Open the fastening clip of the refrigerant line -arrow-.

Vehicles with 2 tensioning elements

–	To slacken poly V-belt, swivel tensioning element in direction of -arrow- from above using 16 mm open-end spanner -T10447-.

–	Lock tensioning element using locking pin -T10060 A-.

Continuation for all vehicles

–	To slacken poly V-belt, swing tensioning element in direction of -arrow- from below using 16 mm open-end spanner.

–	Lock tensioning element with a 4-mm Allen key -1-.

–	Remove poly V-belt -2-.

Installing

Caution

Ensure, before installing poly V-belt, that all ancillaries (alternator, air conditioner compressor) are secured tightly.

When installing poly V-belt, observe direction of rotation and make sure it is properly seated on pulleys and tensioning elements.

–	Fit poly V-belt first over crankshaft pulley. Finally, push belt onto tensioning roller.

Further assembly is basically the reverse of the dismantling sequence.

After completing repairs:

–	Start engine and check that belt runs properly.

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