Drive Head And Decoupling Spring, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Compressor secured to the Engine and Gearbox Bracket:VAS6095A . Refer to SUPERCHARGER, SECURING TO ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HOLDER FOR REPAIR WORK .

-- Remove the coolant pipes from the compressor. Refer to COMPRESSOR COOLANT PIPES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 1: Coolant Pipes And Bolts

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-- Hold the supercharger perpendicular on the engine/transmission holder.

The drive head faces up.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

Fig 2: Identifying Bolts -Arrows-

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CAUTION:

To prevent the bearing cap -1- from coming loose and having to be sealed again, do not use a hammer to remove the drive head -2-, but rather only use the expanding pliers -arrows-, as shown in the following illustration.

-- Carefully remove the drive head from the bearing cap.

-- Remove the decoupling spring.

Fig 3: Identifying Removal Of Drive Unit From Bearing Cap

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-- Extract all the oil for the compressor drive from the bearing cover as well as from the oil pockets -arrows- between the ribs using the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit:SMN372500 .

Fig 4: Identifying Oil Pockets -Arrows-

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