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Removal - Timing Belt

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  1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
  2. Raise vehicle on hoist. Remove right front wheel.
  3. Remove belt splash shield.
  4. Remove accessory drive belts (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
  5. Remove crankshaft damper (Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER - REMOVAL)  .
  6. Remove AC/Generator belt tensioner.
  7. Disconnect generator connections. Remove generator and bracket.
  8. Remove upper and lower timing belt covers (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT COVER(S)  - REMOVAL). See Figure.
  9. Remove coolant recovery container (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/COOLANT RECOVERY CONTAINER - REMOVAL) .
  10. Remove right engine mount (Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE MOUNTING/RIGHT MOUNT - REMOVAL)  .
  11. Remove engine support bracket. See Figure.
    CAUTION: When aligning crankshaft and camshaft timing marks always rotate engine from crankshaft. Camshaft should not be rotated after timing belt is removed. Damage to valve components may occur. Always align timing marks before removing timing belt.
  12. Before the removal of the timing belt, rotate crankshaft until the TDC mark on oil pump housing aligns with the TDC mark on crankshaft sprocket (trailing edge of sprocket tooth). See Fig 1.
    NOTE: The crankshaft sprocket TDC mark is located on the trailing edge of the sprocket tooth. Failure to align trailing edge of sprocket tooth to TDC mark on oil pump housing will cause the camshaft timing marks to be misaligned.
    Fig 1: Crankshaft and Camshaft Timing
    GC0021283Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - CAMSHAFT TIMING MARKS
    2 - CRANKSHAFT TDC MARKS
    3 - TRAILING EDGE OF SPROCKET TOOTH
  13. Loosen timing belt tensioner lock bolt. See Fig 2.
  14. Insert a 6 mm Allen wrench into the hexagon opening located on the top plate of the belt tensioner pulley. See Fig 2. Rotate the top plate CLOCKWISE  until there is enough slack in timing belt to allow for removal.
  15. Remove timing belt.
CAUTION: If timing belt was damaged due to incorrect tracking (alignment), the belt tensioner pulley and bracket must be replaced as an assembly (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT TENSIONER & PULLEY - REMOVAL)  .
Fig 2: Timing Belt Tensioner
GC0021284Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
1 - LOCK BOLT
2 - TOP PLATE
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