Fastener Tightening Specifications

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Component	Fastener Size	Nm
Camshaft Toothed Belt Sprocket to Camshaft Bolt¹	-	20 + 45°
Camshaft Hub Bolt	-	100
Crankshaft Toothed Belt Gear to Crankshaft Bolt¹	-	120 + 90°
Toothed Belt Idler Roller to Cylinder Block Nut	-	20
Toothed Belt Tensioner to Cylinder Head Stud Nut¹	-	20 + 45°
Center and Lower Toothed Belt Guard Bolt	-	10
Engine Mount Bracket¹	-	40 Nm +180°
Rear Toothed Belt Guard to Cylinder Block/Head Bolts³	-	10¹
Rear Toothed Belt Guard to Cylinder Block/Head Bolts³	-	20
Cylinder Head Cover Bolt	-	9
High Pressure Pump Toothed Belt Sprocket¹	-	20 + 90°
Toothed Belt Idler Roller to Cylinder Block Bolt²	-	15
Toothed Belt Idler Roller to Cylinder Block Bolt²	-	50 + 90°¹
¹ Always replace ² For bolt clarification, refer to items -7 and 9- in RIBBED BELT DRIVE WITH TENSIONING ROLLER AND A/C COMPRESSOR OVERVIEW ³ For bolt clarification, refer to items -14 and 15- in the TOOTHED BELT OVERVIEW

Frame Tightening Specifications and Sequence

Fig 1: Identifying Bearing Frame Bolts/Nuts Tightening Sequence

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Tighten the bolts in 2 steps and in the sequence shown:

Stage	Bolts	Tightening Specification
1.	-1- through -24-	Install all the way in by hand. The guide frame must touch the entire contact surface on the cylinder head.
2.	-1- through -24-	10 Nm

Tightening Sequence

Fig 2: Identifying Vacuum Pump Bolt Tightening Sequence

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Tighten the vacuum pump -A- in the sequence -1- through -4-.

Tightening Specification

Component	Tightening Specification
Vacuum pump bolts	10 Nm