11 28 050 Replacing A/C Compressor Drive Belt With Belt TENSIONER (N62/N62TU)

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Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove alternator drive belt . See 11 28 010 REPLACING ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT (N62/N62TU) .
Remove engine splash guard.

NOTE: If the drive belt is to be reused:
Mark direction of travel and reinstall drive belt in same direction of travel.

Pretension belt tensioner slowly and carefully with a Torx socket as far as it will go and secure with special tool 11 3 340 .

Remove drive belt.

IMPORTANT: If contaminated with hydraulic fluid: Replace drive belt .

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (11 3 340)

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Put on the drive belt.

Remove special tool 11 3 340 .

Installation:

Check that drive belt is correctly positioned on pulleys.

Fig 2: Identifying Drive Belt Correctly Positioned On Pulleys

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