BELT PULLEY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, "Denso" A/C COMPRESSOR, VERSION "1": Installing

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NOTE:

Replace Circlip -A-.

Clean A/C Compressor Flange Before Installing Pulley -B-.

When Installing Circlip -A-, Note That It Cannot Be Bent Open More Than Is Necessary For Installation.

-- Install The Pulley -B-.

-- Insert Circlip -A- On Correct Side, The Side With Beveled Insertion Edge -C- Faces Away From A/C Compressor (Install Flat Side Facing A/C Compressor).

-- Clean The Compressor Shaft Thread.

NOTE:

The Thread Of The New Drive Plate Has Already Been Greased With A Specific Amount Of A Grease By The Manufacturer.

-- When Installing Drive Plate, Coat The Rubber Element -D- Lightly E.G. With Tire Mounting Paste Or Soap Solution (As Sliding Compound).

-- Insert Rubber Element -D- In Belt Pulley -B- According To Illustration.

-- Press The Drive Plate Rubber Element -C- Far Enough Into The Pulley -E- Until The Drive Plate -C- Until It Contacts A/C Compressor Shaft -B-.

Fig 1: Identifying Belt Pulley Components, Denso Version 3

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-- Attach The Drive Plate -C- To The Compressor Shaft -B- By Turning It Contrary To The Direction Of The -Arrow-.

-- Hold The A/C Compressor Input Shaft -B- For Example, With A Standard 7 mm Allen Wrench And Turn The Drive Plate -C- Together With The Belt Pulley -E- Opposite The Direction Of The -Arrow- (Tightening Specification 30 Nm ).