Toothed Belt, Removing And Installing, Vehicles With Adjustable Exhaust Camshaft: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Volkswagen Jetta, 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, and 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

-- Position the engine in the "TDC position for cylinder 1". Refer to VALVE TIMING, CHECKING .

-- Remove the toothed belt from the camshafts. Refer to TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING FROM CAMSHAFTS .

-- Remove the vibration damper. Refer to VIBRATION DAMPER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the lower toothed belt guard. Refer to LOWER TOOTHED BELT GUARD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Before removing the toothed belt, mark the running direction with chalk or a felt-tip pen for installation later.

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NOTE:

There is a risk of destroying the toothed belt by bending too sharply. The toothed belt is made out of a fiberglass cord webbing, that can be damaged by bending to sharply.

Never bend the toothed belt with a radius less than 25 mm.

The bend radius -r - on the toothed belt -2- must for this reason not be under 25 mm (approximately half the diameter of the toothed belt -1- on the crankshaft).

-- Remove the toothed belt.

CAUTION:

- Do not turn the crankshaft out of TDC.

-- Remove the crankshaft toothed belt sprocket -1- in direction of -arrow-.

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