My MK4 R32 restoration project

A blog about my VW MK4 Golf R32 restore project.

Aux belt and tensioner

When turning at low speeds (like when parking) there was an annoying squeal coming from the belt. I figured it was time to replace the tensioner. Since the belt had probably never been replaced, I went ahead and replaced the belt whilst I was there.

Unfortunately, this didn’t fix the issue (yay!), so now I’m thinking its the alternator clutch pulley thats seized. Will need to do some further investigation on this.

MK4 R32 Aux Belt