Overview - Cylinder Block, Belt Pulley Side
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- Ribbed Belt
- Check for wear
- Do not kink
- Ribbed belt routing. Refer to Fig 2.
- Before removing, mark the running direction using chalk or a felt-tip pen.
- When installing, make sure it is seated correctly on the belt pulleys
- Removing and installing. Refer to RIBBED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Ribbed Belt Tensioner
- To release tension on ribbed belt, pivot using a wrench.
- Secure using the Locking Pin:T10060 A
- Removing and installing. Refer to RIBBED BELT TENSIONER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Bolt
- 8 Nm + 45°
- Always replace after removing
- Bolt
- 150 Nm + 90°
- Always replace after removing
- Use the Counterhold - Vibration Damper:T10355 to loosen and tighten
- Coat the O-ring with engine oil
- O-ring
- Not a replacement part; supplied with the bolt
- Vibration Damper
- With the ribbed belt pulley
- Removing and installing. Refer to VIBRATION DAMPER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Sub-Assembly Bracket
- With oil filter housing and engine oil cooler
- Removing and installing the sub-assembly bracket. Refer to SUB-ASSEMBLY BRACKET, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Removing and installing the engine oil cooler. Refer to ENGINE OIL COOLER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Seal
- Always replace after removing
- Bolt
- Tightening Specifications and Sequence. Refer to Fig 3.
- Always replace after removing
- Bolt
- Tightening specifications. Refer to GENERATOR .
- Generator
- Removing and installing. Refer to GENERATOR .
- Alignment Sleeves
- For the A/C compressor
- A/C Compressor
- Do not remove or disconnect the refrigerant lines
- Removing and installing. Refer to A/C COMPRESSOR .
- Bolt
- Tightening specification. Refer to A/C COMPRESSOR .
- Vibration Damper
- Ribbed Belt Tensioner
- Generator
- A/C Compressor
-- Mount the sub-assembly bracket and then install the bolts -4- first.
- Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn after removing them.
-- Tighten the bolts in the steps shown in the sequence:
| Step | Bolts | Tightening specification/additional turn |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | -1 through 5- | Install by hand all the way |
| 2. | -1 through 5- | 20 Nm |
| 3. | -1 through 5- | 90° additional turn |