Alright, guys. Help me replace the thermostat in my B4 by helping me drop the power steering pump. I don't have any experience with this side of the engine compartment, so I'm having a hard time figuring out how the PS pump will swing out. After I removed the two vertical bolts into the block near the oil pan, nothing moved, and so I started to remove a few more bolts, and still no movement. Then I found this:
ninedee_golf_tdi said:
Two bolts hold the bracket going underneath the crank pulley to the rear of the motor, two vertical bolts holding the pump up into the block next to the oil pan, and a single bolt holding the power steering back to the air conditioning bracket. I also remove the small bolt holding the ps pressure hose underneath the radiator. Drop that mess down out of the way and there is the thermostat housing.
two vertical bolts...check!
single small bolt holding the PS pressure hose under the radiator...check!
two bolts underneath the crank pulley to the rear of the motor...help!
single bolt holding the power steering back to the air conditioning bracket...help!
Here's a photo:
The bolt I labeled "I" might couple with the air conditioning bracket, but it's kind of hard to see for sure. The bolts labeled "B" "C" and "D" each need to be removed before the PS pump will swing down, or am I missing something?