Removing the vibration damper

• Use counter support (5) 0 496 365 (11 8 090)  to secure the vibration damper.

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• Tool set 2 445 267  for securing the vibration damper:

  screw (1  )

  fitting sleeve (2  )

  screw (3)

  Shim (4  )

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• Position the fitting sleeve (2) at the bore of the belt tensioner.
• Position the shim (4  ) between the vibration damper and the counter support (5).
• Position the counter support (5  ) on the vibration damper.
• Tighten the fitting sleeve (2  ) and the counter support (5  ) with the screw (3  ) hand tight.

  The notches (6)  of the fitting sleeve (2)  must point to the counter support (5)  .

• Tighten the counter support (5) and shim (4) with the screws (1  ) hand tight.
• Unscrew the central bolt (7  ).
• Loosen screws (1  ) and (3  ).
• Remove the counter support (5  ).
• Remove the fitting sleeve (2  ).
• Remove the shim (4  ).
• Feed out the vibration damper.

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Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING THE BELT PULLEY ON THE TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER .
• Refer to INSTALLING DRIVE BELT .
• Refer to PARTIALLY FASTENING THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK FOR THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT .
• Refer to INSTALLING FAN COWL .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
• Refer to INSTALLING FRONT CROSS CONNECTION (FRONT-END STRUT REMOVED) .
• Refer to INSTALLING BOTH FRONT-END STRUTS .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CENTER .