Overview - Ribbed Belt Drive
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- Bolt
- 55 Nm
- Bolt
- 22 Nm
- Tensioner
- For the ribbed belt
- Removing and installing, refer to RIBBED BELT TENSIONER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Ribbed Belt
- Check for wear
- Before removing, mark the direction of rotation using chalk or a felt-tip pen.
- Removing and installing, refer to RIBBED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Do not kink
- When installing, make sure it is seated correctly on the ribbed belt pulleys
- Cap
- For the idler roller
- Bolt
- Tightening specification, refer to GENERATOR OVERVIEW (CEUC AND CRDB) .
- Generator
- Removing and installing, refer to GENERATOR (CEUC) or GENERATOR (CRDB) .
- Bolt
- 22 Nm
- Idler Roller
- For the ribbed belt
- With bolt item -8-
- Vibration Damper
- With ribbed belt pulley
- Removing and installing, refer to VIBRATION DAMPER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Bolt
- Replacing
- Tightening specification and sequence, refer to Fig 2.
NOTE:
Replace any bolts that were tightened with an additional turn.
-- Tighten bolts in stages as follows:
| Step | Bolts | Tightening Specification/Additional Turn |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | -arrow- | 15 Nm diagonally |
| 2. | -arrow- | 22 Nm diagonally |
| 3. | -arrow- | in a diagonal sequence, turn an additional 90° |