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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft

Only applicable to DSG-equipped vehicles. Using adapter Kukko -22/1-, puller Kukko -21/2- and drift -VW 207 C-, this page covers renewing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 crankshaft needle bearing with the gearbox removed.

Only vehicles with a dual clutch gearbox
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
Adapter Kukko -22/1-
 

Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft

Puller -Kukko 21/2-
 

Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft

Drift -VW 207 C-
Removing
–  Remove gearbox → Rep. gr.34.
–  Pull out needle bearing using commercially available puller, e.g. Kukko -21/2- and Adapter Kukko -22/1-.
Installing
 

Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft

–  Drive in flush with drift -VW 207 C- or centring mandrel -3176-.
–  Install gearbox → Rep. gr.34.
 

Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft

    Questions & answers

    Renewing needle bearing in crankshaft — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I renew the Golf Mk7 1.4 TSI crankshaft needle bearing?
    Extract with an internal puller and press the new bearing in. The bearing supports the gearbox input shaft pilot.
    Crankshaft
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    Crankshaft dimensions
    Risk of damage to bearing pedestals when the crankshaft is removed.If the bolts of the crankshaft bearing cap are loosened, the bearing pedestals of the cylinder block will be deformed, ...