Golf Mk6
| Assembly overview - pistons and conrods |
| 1 - | Piston rings |
| q | Offset gaps by 120° |
| q | Remove and install using piston ring pliers. |
| q | “TOP” faces towards piston crown. |
| q | Checking ring gap → Fig.. |
| q | Checking ring-to-groove clearance → Fig.. |
| 2 - | Piston |
| q | Checking → Fig.. |
| q | Mark installation position and cylinder number. |
| q | Arrow on piston crown points to pulley end. |
| q | Install using piston ring clamp. |
| 3 - | Piston pin |
| q | If difficult to remove, heat piston to 60 °C. |
| q | Remove and install with VW 222a. |
| 4 - | Circlip |
| 5 - | Conrod |
| q | Renew as set only. |
| q | Mark cylinder number -B-. |
| q | Installation position: marking -A- faces towards pulley end. |
| 6 - | Bearing shell |
| q | Note installation position → Chapter. |
| q | Do not interchange used bearing shells. |
| q | Insert bearing shells centrally. |
| q | Axial clearance new: 0.05…0.31 mm , wear limit: 0.37 mm |
| q | Measure radial clearance using Plastigage; new: 0.01…0.06 mm; wear limit: 0.09 mm. Do not rotate crankshaft when measuring radial clearance. |
| 7 - | Cylinder block |
| q | Checking cylinder bores → Fig.. |
| q | Piston and cylinder dimensions → Chapter. |
| 8 - | Conrod bearing cap |
| q | Note installation position. |
| q | Due to the conrod, which is separated using the cracking process, the conrod bearing cap only fits in one position. |
| 9 - | Conrod bolt, 30 Nm + 90° further |
| q | Torx E 10 |
| q | Renew. |
| q | Oil threads and contact surface. |
| q | To measure radial clearance, tighten to 30 Nm but not further. |
