11 23 010 Removing And Installing/Replacing Vibration Damper (N73)

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Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Remove engine splash guard.
Remove fan cowl. Refer to 17 11 031 REPLACING FAN COWL (N73) .
Remove fan. Refer to 11 52 020 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING FAN CLUTCH (N73) .
Remove alternator drive belt. Refer to 11 28 010 REPLACING ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT (N73) .
Remove A/C compressor drive belt. Refer to 11 28 050 REPLACING A/C COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT (N73) .

Release screws and remove vibration damper (1).

Installation:

Replace screws.

Tightening torque, refer to 11 23 3AZ in ENGINE - TIGHTENING TORQUES .

Fig 1: Removing Vibration Damper

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Vibration damper is secured on hub with an alignment pin (4).

Fig 2: Securing Vibration Damper With Pin

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Installation:

Position vibration damper (1) on hub.

Bore (2) for dowel pin.

Fit disk (3).

Fig 3: Installing Vibration Damper

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Assemble engine.

Remove all special tools.