Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Vehicles without power assisted steering

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

• ◆ → 3297 Tensioning lever

Work sequence

• ‒ Mark direction of rotation of ribbed belt.
• ‒ Loosen alternator securing bolts.

• ‒ → Install tensioning lever 3297, secure with spring clip and swivel alternator down (to turn 3297 use e.g. torque wrench).
• ‒ Remove/fit ribbed belt

Note:

When installing the ribbed belt ensure that it sits correctly in the pulleys.

• ‒ After fitting ribbed belt with alternator loose, rotate engine several times (approx. 10 revolutions of engine by operating starter briefly.
• ‒ First tighten lower and then upper alternator bolts to
       25 Nm.

Vehicles with power assisted steering

Removing

• ‒ Remove ribbed belt cover.
• ‒ Mark ribbed belt direction of rotation.

• ‒ → Using a spanner on the securing bolt swivel tensioning roller in direction of arrow.
• ‒ Remove ribbed V-belt.

Installing

• ‒ Place ribbed V-belt onto crankshaft pulley first. Slide belt onto tensioning roller last.

Ribbed belt routing

→ Basic belt drive

•      1 -     Crankshaft/pulley
•      2 -     Ribbed belt
•      3 -     Pulley - Alternator

→ Belt drive without air conditioner compressor

•      1 -     Crankshaft/pulley
•      2 -     Ribbed belt
•      3 -     Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump
•      4 -     Pulley - Alternator
•      5 -     Tensioner

→ Belt drive with air conditioner compressor

•      1 -     Crankshaft/pulley
•      2 -     Tensioner
•      3 -     Pulley - Alternator
•      4-      Air conditioner compressor
•      5 -     Pulley - P.A.S. vane pump

Note:

When installing the ribbed V-belt, ensure the belt runs in the right direction and seats correctly on the belt pulleys.

The rest of the assembly is basically a reverse of the dismantling sequence.