degree pulley wheel

[greg press]

As I’m cleaning the engine I noticed a bad crack in the bottom pulley wheel . The bottom one with the degrees on it that the belt goes around . How hard is this to replace .

[KentT]

Not difficult at all — once you remove any sheet metal and/or body panels so you can get to it… you may also need to remove the exhaust/muffler, based upon what type you have.

If you use a pulley puller, be careful not to damage the threads on the end of the crank where that large bolt screws in to hold it on.

I’ve successfully removed them with two BIG screwdrivers.  Put one on top and one on the bottom, pointed the opposite direction.  Position each one so you can GENTLY pry with them.  Then, by alternating pressure from one screwdriver to the other, GENTLY wiggle it off, a tiny bit at a time…

KentT2014-08-18 21:51:19

Early FF TDr on 69 VW pan
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[Paul Mossberg]

Hey Greg…

It’s not that bad. Toughest part is usually breaking the nut loose.

Here are a couple resources:

Rob & Dabe’s Aircooled site is full of great VW stuff!
http://www.vw-resource.com/pulley_removal.html

And a thread from the Samba:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=387987

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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