Removing the vibration damper
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WARNING:
Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
Preliminary work
- Refer to REMOVING REAR UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE CENTER UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING STARTER MOTOR .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE TOP RIGHT AND LEFT COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT .
- Refer to REMOVING FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FAN COWL .
- Refer to REMOVING THE DRIVE BELT FOR ALTERNATOR .
- Position special tool 0 496 595 (11 6 130) and fasten with screw (1) .
- Slide counter support on screw (2)
in direction of flywheel and turn the engine on the vibration damper until the gearing (3)
can reach into the flywheel.
Tighten down screw (2) .
- Release screws (1) and remove the vibration damper (2) from the top.