Gas Engine

Fig 1: Accessory Drive Belts

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - AUTOMATIC BELT TENSIONER

2 - POWER STEERING PUMP / A/C COMPRESSOR BELT

3 - GENERATOR BELT

The accessory drive consist of two Poly-V type drive belts. One belt drives the generator (3), the other drives the power steering pump and air conditioning compressor (if equipped) (2). The power steering/air conditioning belt is tensioned by an automatically controlled belt tensioner (1). The generator belt is manually tensioned using an adjusting bolt and a locking nut. See Fig 1.