Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley: Service and Repair

Vibration Damper

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Locking Pin (T10060 A)

• Counter Hold Tool (T10355)

• Thrust Piece (T10368)

Removing

- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to one of the following:

GTI and Tiguan

Eos and Passat

CC,

- Remove the front part of the right wheel housing liner and/or the entire right front wheel housing liner.






- Remove the bolts - arrows -.

- Lift the clamps - 1 and 2 - and remove the charge air pipe.

- Remove the ribbed belt. Refer to => [ Ribbed Belt ] Ribbed Belt.

- Rotate the vibration damper using the counter hold tool (T10355) into the Top Dead Center (TDC) position - arrow -.






• The notch on the vibration damper must line up with the arrow mark on the lower timing chain cover.

- Remove the vibration damper bolt using the counter hold tool (T10355).

Danger of causing damage to the engine.

• In order not to change the valve timing, the crankshaft must not be moved out of the TDC position when the vibration damper is removed.

- Remove the vibration damper.

- If the vibration damper is not immediately reinstalled, install the bolt with the thrust piece (T10368).






Installing






• Tightening specification, refer to => [ Ribbed Belt Drive Overview ] Ribbed Belt Drive Overview.

Install in the reverse order of removal. Note the following:

• Replace the vibration damper bolt.

• Replace O-ring - 1 -.

- Coat the sealing lip on the O-ring with engine oil.

- Mount the vibration damper, when doing this, pay attention to the tooth contour - arrow -.