Front Sealing Flange, Removing and Installing
Front sealing flange, removing and installing
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required:
^ Counter support 3415
^ Assembly tool T10053
^ Torque wrench V.A.G 1331
^ Torque wrench V.A.G 1332
^ Hand drill with plastic brush attachment
^ Protective glasses
^ Sealant
Removing
- Remove ribbed belt Ribbed belt, removing and installing.
- Toothed belt, removing Toothed belt drive, overview.
- Loosen toothed belt crankshaft sprocket by holding sprocket with Counter Support 3415.
- Remove toothed belt crankshaft sprocket center bolt -1- and remove gear -2- and diamond disc -3-.
- Remove bolts - 1 to 10 -.
- Pry off and remove front sealing flange.
- Drive out seal from removed flange.
Installing
Note: Lay a rag over the open portion of the oil pan.
- Carefully remove any residual sealant from cylinder block and oil pan.
CAUTION: Wear safety glasses.
- Remove residual sealant from sealing flange e.g. with a rotating plastic brush.
- Clean sealing surfaces, they must be free of oil and grease.
- Cut off nozzle on tube of sealant at the front mark (diameter of nozzle approximately 2 mm).
- Apply a thin bead of sealant to edge between cylinder block and oil pan - arrow -
- Apply a thin bead of sealant - arrow - to clean sealing surface of sealing flange, as shown in illustration.
^ Thickness of sealant bead: 2 to 3 mm.
Note: The sealant bead may not be thicker than 3 mm, otherwise excess sealant could enter the oil pan and clog the oil intake tube.
- Lightly coat lower sealing surface of sealing flange with sealant - shaded area -.
Note: The sealing flange must be installed within 5 minutes of being applied with sealant.
- Carefully push sealing flange onto locating pins on cylinder block.
Note: To install the sealing flange with installed seal, use the guide sleeve T10053/1.
- Fasten bolts in specified order:
- Fasten bolts - 1 to 6 -.
- Fasten bolts - 7 to 10 -.
- Install crankshaft seal (belt pulley side).
- Replace center bolt for toothed belt gear.
Note:
^ There must be no oil on the contact surface between the toothed belt gear and crankshaft.
^ Do not oil the bolt for crankshaft toothed belt gear.
- Install crankshaft toothed belt gear -2- with new diamond disc -3- and new center bolt -1-.
- Hold toothed belt crankshaft gear with Counter Support 3415 and tighten.
The rest of installation is in reverse order of removal. Note following:
How to install toothed belt and adjust valve timing
- Install crankshaft belt pulley
- Install ribbed belt.
- Install lock carrier with attachments.
- Place torque support stop onto rubber buffer for torque support under its own weight and tighten nuts - arrows -.
- Install front bumper cover.
- Check headlight adjustment.
Torque specifications
