V-Ribbed Belt Replacement Guide | Skoda Workshop Manuals

Removing and installing V-ribbed belt for vehicles with air conditioning system and tensioning element

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Locking pin -T10060 A-

Removing

–	Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50.

–	Remove the right wheelhouse liner bottom part → Body Work; Rep. gr.66.

Caution

Risk of damage through reversing the rotation direction of an already used V-ribbed belt.

If it is intended to re-install the V-ribbed belt, mark the direction of rotation with chalk or a felt-tip pen before removing it.

–	Loosen the V-ribbed belt by swivelling the tensioning element in -the direction of the arrow-.

–	Align the holes -arrows- and lock the tensioning element using the locking pin -T10060 A-.

–	Remove the V-ribbed belt.

Install

Installation is performed in the reverse order, pay attention to the following points:

Note

Before fitting the V-ribbed belt make sure that all assemblies (generator and AC compressor) are securely mounted.

–	Lay the V-ribbed belt onto the V-ribbed belt pulleys.

1 -	Crankshaft

2 -	Tensioning element

3 -	AC generator

4 -	AC compressor

–	Hold the tensioning element with the ring spanner and pull out the locking pin -T10060 A-.

–	Release the tensioning element.

–	Check correct positioning of the V-ribbed belt.

–	Start engine and check ribbed V-belt run.

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