Poly v-belt VW Golf V Hatchback (1K1)

To avoid injury, before performing any work, remove the battery from the vehicle and activate the parking brake mechanism.

Before you start dismantling the belt on a VW Golf V Hatchback (1K1) vehicle, take a photo, or draw a diagram of its position. This will help avoid errors during installation of a new component, and not to reverse connection of the assemblies driven by the belt.

To easily remove the poly-V belt on the VW Golf V Hatchback (1K1) vehicle, weaken its tension. To do this, loosen the fasteners of the tensioner, move it aside and block with a special locking rod.

When replacing the poly-V belt, make sure to inspect other components of the belt drive: rollers, pulleys, dampers and tensioners. Also, check alignment of the pulleys with a special tool. Defective parts are to be replaced together with the belt.

When installing a new component, align its ribs with the grooves of the pulley. After that, visually or by touch make sure that the belt is positioned at the right angle with respect to each of the pulleys.

To replace the belt on the VW Golf V Hatchback (1K1) vehicle, contact a service station, since the work requires special equipment and dismantling accessories.

Adjust tension of the belt by screwing in the adjusting bolt by the required number of turns. To check correct tension, it is better to use special ultrasound equipment.

Start the engine of your VW Golf V Hatchback (1K1) vehicle, switch on accessories, and assess belt movement: it should move smoothly and quietly. Jerks, whistling, crackling and squeaking sound during operation of accessories may indicate errors in installation of the component, for example, insufficient tension of the belt or pulleys misalignment.