♦ Special wrench, long reach - T10070-
♦ Piston fitting tool - T10333-
♦ Silicone sealant - D 174 003 A2-
Removing
– Remove cylinder head
.
– Mark piston installation position and corresponding cylinder
number.
– Mark conrod installation position and corresponding cylinder
number
– Remove conrod bearing cap and withdraw piston and conrod
upwards.
Note
If the piston pin is difficult to move, heat the piston to approx. 60°
C.
– Remove retaining ring from piston pin eye.
– Drive out piston pin using drift - VW 222 A- .
Installing
Note
To fit the pistons, the funnel - T10333- with inserted piston is
positioned on the cylinder block so that the straight edge of the
high funnel plate -arrow- points to the middle of the cylinder block.
Procedure
Note
♦
Renew bolts that are tightened with specified tightening angle.
♦
Offset piston ring gaps by 120°.
– Pull dowel sleeve -arrow- out of its bore before installing pis‐
tons.
CC 2012 ➤ , Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
6-cylinder direct-injection engine (3.6 l engine, 4V) - Edition 06.2019
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