1.4 TSI engine (EA211) · Crankshaft group · Cylinder block (pulley end)

Removing and installing sealing flange on pulley end

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • Applicator gun - VAS 6966-
  • Scraper
  • Sealant ⇒ Electronic Parts Catalogue

Removing

  • Remove noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Noise insulation; Assembly overview - noise insulation.
  • Remove air conditioner compressor with refrigerant lines connected, raise and tie on right side ⇒ Heating, air conditioning; Rep. gr. 87; Air conditioner compressor; Removing and installing air conditioner compressor.
  • Remove toothed belt ⇒ 2.8 Removing and installing toothed belt.
  • Detach crankshaft pulley -1- -arrow-.
NOTICE

Risk of damage to engine caused by incorrect valve timing.

  • Do not turn crankshaft out of TDC position.
  • Unscrew bolts -1 … 8- and carefully remove sealing flange from the glued joint.
  • Drive out seal with sealing flange removed.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

  • The lubrication system can be soiled by sealant residue.
  • Cover open section of sump with clean clothes.
  • Remove sealant residue from sealing flange and sump (top section).
  • Remove any oil and grease from sealing surfaces.
  • Observe use-by-date of sealant.
  • Cut off nozzle on tube at front marking (∅ of nozzle approx. 2 mm).
  • Slide gasket -1- onto dowel pins in cylinder block.
  • Apply a thin bead of sealant at the edge of the joint between the cylinder block and the sump -arrows-.
  • Use applicator gut - VAS 6966- to do this.
  • Thinly coat lower sealing surface -arrow- on sealing flange with sealant.
  • Fit crankshaft sprocket onto crankshaft.
  • The contact surface between vibration damper and crankshaft toothed belt pulley must be free of oil and grease.
  • The machined surface -arrow- of crankshaft pulley must be positioned over the machined surface of the crankshaft journal.
  • Install toothed belt ⇒ 2.8 Removing and installing toothed belt.
  • Install air conditioner compressor ⇒ Heating, air conditioning; Rep. gr. 87; Air conditioner compressor; Removing and installing air conditioner compressor.
  • Install noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Noise insulation; Assembly overview – noise insulation.

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