Toothed Drive Belt, Removing From Camshaft Sprocket

Toothed drive belt, removing from camshaft sprocket

Special tools and equipment

V.A.G 1331 torque wrench (5 to 50 Nm):

Locking plate T10008:

^ With engine in vehicle.

Removing
- Move lock carrier to service position.





- Remove engine cover by lifting up (arrows).
- Remove ribbed belt.





- Remove upper part of drive belt cover.

Note: Take special note of the installed position of the upper part of the drive belt cover particularly where it meets the center part of the drive belt cover.

CAUTION: The engine must only be turned in the direction of the engine rotation (clockwise) at the crankshaft.

Note: To turn the engine over use the center bolt on the crankshaft.





- Bring engine to TDC on cylinder 1 and turn crankshaft in direction of engine rotation using center camshaft drive sprocket bolt on camshaft. Mark on camshaft sprocket and mark on crankshaft must be at TDC cylinder 1 (arrows).

CAUTION:
^ The drive belt tensioner is oil-damped and can only be compressed slowly and with evenly applied force.
^ When compressing the tensioner, excessive force can damage the tensioning pulley.





- Push pulley on counter-clockwise in direction of arrow with a socket head wrench using even but not excessive application of force until tensioner can be locked with locking plate T10008.

Note: The stop tab of the eccentric bolt must not be bent.





- To release tension from drive belt, loosen nut -1- on pulley and rotate eccentric bolt clockwise in direction of arrow using special tool 3387.
- Remove drive belt from camshaft.

Installing





- Align camshaft sprocket-to-cylinder head cover positioning marks and vibration damper-to-drive belt cover positioning marks.
- Install drive belt in this order: water pump, idler pulley, camshaft sprocket.
- Tension drive belt.

Tightening Torques

Tightening Torques: