Belt Pulley, Removing
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- Mount the arms on the puller so that the outside of the belt pulley does not get bent if the belt pulley -A- is going to be used again.
- If the belt pulley -A- (after removing the circlip) cannot be removed from the A/C compressor flange by hand (because of debris, for example), carefully remove the belt pulley as described below.
-- Remove the belt pulley -A- with a puller (three arm) -B- while noting the following.
- Do not support the puller spindle -B- on the A/C compressor when removing the belt pulley -A-.
- Use a sleeve -C- (for example, Sleeve VAG 1719/1 taken from A/C Clutch Set:V.A.G 1719 ) to support the spindle on the arm puller -B- on the A/C compressor flange.
-- Clean the flange on the A/C compressor thoroughly after removing the belt pulley -A-. It must possible to install the belt pulley -A- by hand.