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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing alternator, vehicles with 1.2 l TSI engine, 1.4 l TSI engine and 1.4 l TSI natural gas engine Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Electrical system / Starter- current supply- CC / Alternator / Removing and installing alternator, vehicles with 1.2 l TSI engine, 1.4 l TSI engine and 1.4 l TSI natural gas engine
| Special tools and workshop equipment required | |
| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- | | – | With ignition switched off, disconnect earth cable from battery -A- → Chapter. | | – | Remove poly V-belt → Rep. gr.13. | | – | Remove tensioner for poly V-belt → Rep. gr.13. | | Vehicles with air conditioner | Caution | Risk of damage to air conditioner compressor, refrigerant lines and refrigerant hoses: | | Make sure refrigerant lines and hoses are not excessively stretched, kinked or bent. | | | – | Remove air conditioner compressor from bracket → Heating, air conditioning system; Rep. gr.87. | | – | Secure air conditioner compressor to lock carrier so that refrigerant lines are not under tension. | | Continued for all vehicles | | |
Note | If alternator -C--1- is stuck in its bracket, screw bolts in again except for the last 2 turns. | | Carefully hit bolt heads with flat side of hammer to release sliding bushes of alternator mounting. | | |
| – | Remove alternator -C--1- from bracket with electrical wiring still connected. | | – | Disconnect electrical connector -3-. | | – | Unscrew nut and remove terminal 30/B+ -4-. | | – | Remove alternator -C--1- downwards to the right. | | Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following: | | – | To facilitate positioning of alternator -C-, slide bushes of alternator mounting slightly towards back. | Note | Ensure that bushes of alternator mounting slide freely and are not to tight (loosen, if necessary); otherwise clamping force of sliding bushes is too low even if specified torque is applied. | | – | Reconnect battery -A- → Chapter. | | – | Always start engine and check belt running after completing work. | | → Chapter „Assembly overview - alternator“ | | |
Assembly overview - alternator with sliding bushes
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