There is a large nut on the end of the shaft, that has to be removed. You stop the pully from turning by using a screwdriver in a slot in the pulley. Then the front half of the pully comes off. There are shims between the pully halves. The back half is supposed to then just slide off as well, but it is a close fit, and there is a woodruff key. If it is rusty or not lubed, it could be tight. Generally then what you do is to spray some wd40 on it, put removing pressur on it with either 2 screwdrivers, one on each side, or with a puller. Then with the nut back on, tap gently on inward on the center shaft. The vibration should make it come loose. Save the woodruff key. Why do American women like Volkswagens? I cannot speak for other cultures. But it seems here that women sure do like VWs, especially Jettas, but sometimes Golfs and also that New Beetle.
I'm not happy about the whole situation because I'm considering a VW Golf but because women love Volkswagens so much if i did get one i would be seen as driving a Chick's car. An Audi is a good alternative, thank you! I own many VWs and Audis, and I am a male. If you are that insecure, get some cojones, and buy a VW. Get the GTI. It's not as girlly as the regular Golf. I drive an old Beetle. They're probably the manliest cars in existance. I'm a chick though, but they're not chick cars. I very rarely see any chicks driving them. For your information no car is a chick car I am pretty sure that both men and women drive all those cars you put down. Women like what they like it's not a group decision its a personal choice. Why doesn't Volkswagen make the Golf a rear-wheel drive? For modern small cars the front wheel drive configuration is the most efficient.
This configuration can have a relatively small drive train package. With the front wheel drive configuration the engine can be mounted transversely (sideways) in the engine compartment. With this configuration the engine bay can be shorter. Also the transmission used in this configuration uses less room. With a rear wheel drive configuration the transmission is mounted behind the engine. This requires a large tunnel extending into the passenger compartment. This takes up precious interior space in the front seat area. You would have less leg room in a small car like this. Next there is the issue with the drive shaft and rear differential. With a front wheel drive vehicle there is no drive shaft between the transmission and differential. The differential is integrated into the transmission. Most front wheel drive cars have the fuel tank located beneath the rear passenger seat. If this car were to be made rear wheel drive the fuel tank would need to be relocated, usually beneath the trunk.
This would reduce the size of the trunk. Mostly because the spare tire could no longer be located in the well beneath the trunk. You would need to carry the spare tire inside the trunk, taking up precious cargo space. Another advantage with front wheel drive is that the weight of the engine is located directly over the drive wheels. For most driving this greatly improves traction. I say for the most part because with front wheel drive under very extreme driving the front wheels can lose traction under very hard cornering and you could very easily lose control. However these extreme driving conditions would only be experienced in racing conditions. In street conditions you would never experience this. There is one other disadvantage of front wheel drive. It doesn't work well in high horse power applications. With a high horse power application you can experience a condition called torque steer. However most small front wheel drive cars are economy cars.
They do not make enough horse power to cause torque steer. Most of the higher horse power front wheel drive cars will have traction control and stability control to control torque steer. Small front wheel drive economy cars like the Golf make relatively low horse power so torque steer is not an issue. The front wheel drive configuration is less expensive to manufacture and assemble. The entire drive line is contained in one small neat package. The entire drive line and front suspension are pre-assembled onto the front portion of the frame, called the K member. During assembly this complete package is lifted into the body from under the car which makes assembly faster with less steps. This efficient assembly process keeps the cost down keeping the price of the vehicle down. With a small economy car like the Golf, the front wheel drive configuration is the most efficient. The golf is hardly a sports car and most of its potential buyers just want a nice practical A to B car so FWD is the obvious choice.
