Vibration damper, removing and installing

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Removing

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Remove front sound insulation by loosening fasteners - 1 -.

NOTE:

Ignore items - 2, 3, 4 -.

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Remove bolts - arrows - and remove coolant pipes to ATF cooler with coolant hoses - 1 through 4 - connected from lock carrier.

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Loosen 8 bolts - arrow - on vibration damper several turns by counterholding on generator belt pulley centered nut with open end wrench.
Remove ribbed belt → Ribbed belt, removing and installing
Remove bolts - arrows - and remove vibration damper.

Installing

Tightening torque → Vibration damper tightening sequence

Installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:

NOTE:

Replace bolts which have been tightened to torque.
Installation of harmonic balancer is only possible in one position - note alignment bushing.

Install ribbed belt → Ribbed belt, removing and installing .