How to Replace Crankshaft Pulley 2010-14 Volkswagen GTI
Created on: 2018-05-09
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken, noisy, squeaky, worn or groaning serpentine belt tensioner on 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 VW GTI
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step 1 :Removing the Wheel
- Loosen the lug nut covers with the hook found in the kit in the trunk
- Loosen the 17mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
- Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
- Secure the vehicle on jack stands
- Remove the lug nuts
- Pull off the wheel
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step 2 :Removing the Intercooler Line
- Remove the T25 Torx fasteners from the fender liner/splash shield
- Loosen the two captioned T30 Torx from the intercooler line
- Pry out the lock rings from the intercooler line
- Remove the intercooler line
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step 3 :Removing the Crankshaft Pulley
- Turn the tensioner clockwise with a 17mm socket and breaker bar
- Remove the serpentine belt from the crankshaft pulley
- Hold the crankshaft pulley with a VW crank pulley remove tool
- Remove the 24mm bolt from the pulley with a 24mm socket and breaker bar
- Remove the bolt and crankshaft pulley
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Crankshaft Pulley
- Line the crankshaft pulley up and insert it into place
- Hold the pulley still with the crank pulley removal tool
- Tighten the 24mm bolt
- Torque the bolt to 111 foot-pounds and an additional 90 degrees
- Turn the tensioner clockwise
- Bring the alternator over
- Bring the belt over the A/C pulley
- Bring the belt around the crankshaft pulley
- Bring the belt over the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner counterclockwise
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step 5 :Reinstalling the Intercooler Line
- Insert the intercooler line into place
- Clasp the lock rings
- Tighten the two captioned T30 Torx bolts
- Tighten the T25 Torx bolts to the fender liner
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step 6 :Reattaching the Wheel
- Slide the wheel into place
- Start the lug nuts by hand
- Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
- Lower the vehicle to the ground
- Tighten the lug nuts to 120 Newton meters in a crossing or star pattern
- Tighten the lug nut covers
Tools needed
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24mm Socket
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Torque Wrench
Pulley Removal Tool
T30 Driver
17mm Socket
Jack Stands
Ratchet
Floor Jack
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
T25 Torx Driver
Hi, I’m Mike from 1A Auto. We’ve been selling auto parts for over 30 years!
In this video, we're going to replace a crank pulley in a 2010 Volkswagen GTI. It is recommended that you replace the crank pulley bolt when doing this job. If you need any auto parts for your vehicle, visit 1AAuto.com. We're going to pull the wheel off. These normally have caps over, so on your vehicle you may have those. You're going to use a tool from the kit in the trunk. It's got a hook on it. You put it in the center of the cap and pull straight off.
This vehicle does not have that, so we're just going to take them off. 17mm socket and a breaker bar. Just going to break them free. This is the passenger side of the vehicle. We're using a two-post lift to raise and lower the vehicle. At your house, you can use a jack and jack stand. We're going to take these lug studs out. Volkswagen uses lug studs or lug bolts, not lug nuts. For this one, when you get to the last one, you're going to want to make sure you put pressure on the wheel. Because of the lug studs, the wheel will fall. Grab the wheel.
To access the front of the motor, we're going to take this panel out. We're going to start by taking these T25s out one at a time. There's one fastener here. There's one here, one here. There's two right here. Underneath, there's one right here, one here, one here, one here. There's two right here, and this one's missing one, but there's normally one right there. Next we're going to take this intercooler pipe out. This comes off the turbo and goes to the intercooler.
I'm going to take these two torques out. It's a T30 and ratchet. These bolts are captured, so they won't pull out. They'll just stay there. I'm going to pull this intercooler pipe out. There's a little lock ring here. I'm going to pull it straight out, hold it. Should be able to wiggle it right out. Then we're going to do the same up here. There's another little lock right there. Pull it out. This comes out of the way. You can separate it there, but there's no need to, since we were able to separate it in these two spots. That gives us the most room to work. Now we're going to pull the belt off.
The tensioner is right here. You're going to use a 17mm socket, and I'm going to use a breaker bar, but you could use a ratchet. Put it on, and you're going to pull it towards the back of the vehicle. That's going to loosen the tension for the belt, and we can slip the belts right off. We're going to want to hold a little bit so that we don't get it stuck like that. There you go.
This is a special Volkswagen tool that you're going to need to pull the crank pulley off. It's going to hold the crank. If you don't have this tool, it's going to be rather difficult to get this bolt out. You might be able to use an impact to get this out, but we're going to use this tool to get it out. In there. Now we're going to use a 24mm socket for the breaker bar. The tool is going to hold the crank pulley. Once it's pretty loose, it should come out fairly easily. There we go.
The crank pulley has a key, as you can see right here. We're going to have to line it up. Top. Slide that through, and then put our brand new crank bolt in. Now we're going to torque our crank bolt. We're going to torque it to 150 Newton meters or 111 foot-pounds, and then additional 90 degrees. One way to get 90 degrees, we're going to mark the bolt, and then we're going to mark 90 degrees. It's a right angle, so it's fairly easy to get. Now we're just going to get the bolt to there.
To make it easier to put the new belt on, we're going to put a small Allen in this hole in the tensioner, pull the tensioner tight. We're going to install our serpentine belt. We're going to have to go over the alternator pulley up top and come down around our AC compressor. We're going to go around our crank pulley next and pull it down around our tensioner. Now that it is set, we're able to pull our holder out. We're going to take tension off with our 17mm socket and ratchet, and then we can pull out our Allen, and now it's good.
Now we're going to reinstall our intercooler pipe. Make sure that these clips are pushed down. On this one, you can see it's out. All you've got to do is push it in. Then you have to push this in. Just give it a little force until it clicks. Install these two T30s. We're going to use a T30 socket and a ratchet. Snap these down. Next we're going to install this side panel shield. Install all your T25 bolts.
Now we're going to install the tire. Line it up with the holes and hold it. Then we'll use our 17mm socket to put our lug studs on, or lug bolts, whatever you want to call it. Now we're going to torque the lug studs to 120 Newton meters in a star pattern. When you do it in a star pattern, it makes the wheel go flush to the brake rotor properly.
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