Genuine 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio Drive Belt

2002 Volkswagen Cabrio Drive Belt Parts and Q&A

• Q: What are the steps and considerations for installing and removing drive belts for Diesel engine on 2002 Volkswagen Cabrio?

  A: The vehicle with air conditioning systems has one or two auxiliary drivebelts, which are driven by the pulleys on the crankshaft to the alternator, coolant pump, power steering pump, and refrigerant compressor. The layout of the belts and the items on which they are driving differs and the coolant and power steering pumps may have pulleys of either ribbed or V-belt. The ribbed drivebelt can have an automatic tensioner and the V-belt can be tensioned by pivoting the power steering pump. The correct tensioning upon installation is essential to best operation and life. In order to take off the auxiliary V-belt, one needs to park the vehicle at a flat surface, feed the parking brake, jack up the front, and take off the starting system. Once the steering had been turned to full right lock and the plastic air ducting removed, the bolts attaching the power steering pump would be loosened so as to allow the pivoting of the pump and clearing the V-belt off the pulleys, checking it against the pulleys to ensure that it was not damaged or worn. Installation Lengthening and locking the belt can be accomplished by reversing the disassembly process and making sure that the belt fits in the pulleys at an even rate and then by pulling the power steering pump towards the front until the longest length of the belt can be deflected not more than 1/4-inch and then the pump bolt can be tightened. Rotate the crankshaft two times and re check tension where applicable. When it comes to the auxiliary ribbed belt, the preliminary steps should be repeated, with the direction of rotation markings being noted. Based on the kind of tensioning device, either turn the tensioner roller arm or loosen the alternator bolts in order to remove the belt. Installation should be in the form of passing the ribbed belt below the crankshaft pulley to ensure good seating and then the necessary tensioning procedure depends on the type of tensioning system used by the vehicle. Installation is followed by restoring the starting system, stopping the engine briefly, and tightly fitting the alternator bolts to the required torque, then reattaching the plastic air ducts and any auxiliary V-belt as needed then putting the vehicle down and reinstating the starting system (assuming this was not previously done).