Installing the vibration damper

• Clean the contact surface of the central bolt (7)  .
• Align and position vibration damper for the Woodruff key of the sprocket wheel.
• Position shim (4)  .
• Position fitting sleeve (2)  .

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

• Position counter support (5)  .
• Tighten the screws (1)  and (3)  hand-tight.

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• Replace central bolt (2)  .

  Parts:  Central bolt

• Treat the contact surface (1)  of the central bolt (2)  with lubricating grease.

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• Tighten central bolt (7)  .

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• Release the counter support (5)  and the shim (4)  with the screws (1)  .
• Release the fitting sleeve (2)  and counter support (5)  with the screw (3)  .
• Remove the counter support (5)  from the vibration damper.
• Remove the fitting sleeve (2)  .

Follow-up work 

• Refer to INSTALLING THE BELT PULLEY ON THE TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE BELT TENSIONER .
• Refer to INSTALLING DRIVE BELT .
• Refer to CHECKING THE COOLANT LEVEL IN THE LOW-TEMPERATURE COOLANT CIRCUIT AND TOPPING UP, IF NEEDED .
• Refer to INSTALLING FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
• Refer to INSTALLING FAN COWL .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE REAR TOP CROSS CONNECTION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE RIGHT AND LEFT UNFILTERED-AIR DUCT .
• Refer to INSTALLING BOTH INTAKE FILTER HOUSING .
• Refer to INSTALLING ACOUSTIC COVER .
• Refer to INSTALLING TENSION STRUT ON LEFT AND RIGHT SHOCK TOWER .
• Refer to INSTALLING UPPER CROSS CONNECTION .
• Refer to INSTALLING THE COVER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT TOP LEFT AND RIGHT .