Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 1084

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Voltage Regulator (VR),
removing and installing

- Remove mounting nuts (arrows -

A-) and mounting bolt (arrow -B-)
of protective cap.

- Remove protective cap.

- Remove mounting bolts (arrows)

of Voltage regulator (VR) and
remove Voltage regulator (VR) .

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Generator (GEN) carbon
brushes, checking

Note:

Carbon brushes are integrated with
the Voltage Regulator (VR) and
cannot be replaced or serviced
separately. Where carbon brushes
malfunction or are worn beyond the
wear limit, replace complete Voltage
Regulator (VR).

Length of new carbon brushes -a- =

12mm

Wear limit = 5mm

Carbon brush tolerance to one
another = +1mm

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Generator (GEN) from 06.00

Revised compact generators are

installed as a running change
beginning with m.y. 2001.

Terminal designations are
maintained as with previous models.

These generators have no

removable protective cap and the
voltage regulator can no longer be
replaced.

If the voltage regulator malfunctions,
the complete generator must be
replaced.

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Ribbed belt, checking

CAUTION!

Always replace ribbed belt if found to be
faulty. This will avoid related failures or
operating problems.

- Lift vehicle and check condition of ribbed belt

.

- Crank engine by hand at vibration

dampener/pulley -arrow-. Check ribbed belt for:

Sub-surface cracks (cracks, core ruptures,

cross sectional breaks)

Layer separation (top layer, cord strands)

Base break-up

Fraying of cord strands

Flank wear (material wear, frayed flanks,

flank brittleness -glassy flanks-, surface
cracks)

Traces of oil and grease

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