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Engine Cover - Front: Removal

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  1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
  2. Remove cooling fan and fan drive viscous clutch assembly. Refer to RADIATOR - FAN - VISCOUS .
  3. Remove accessory drive belt (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
  4. Remove cooling fan support (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/RADIATOR FAN - REMOVAL) .
  5. Remove vibration damper (Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER - REMOVAL) .
  6. Remove timing belt outer cover (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN COVER(S) - REMOVAL) .
    CAUTION: Before removing the cylinder head cover/intake manifold or timing belt the engine must aligned at 90° ATDC. Failure to do so could result in valve and/or piston damage during reassembly. (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING - STANDARD PROCEDURE) .
  7. Remove timing belt (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN AND SPROCKETS - REMOVAL) .
  8. Remove timing belt inner cover (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN COVER(S) - REMOVAL) . .
    NOTE: Crankshaft hub has left hand thread.
  9. Remove crankshaft hub.
  10. Remove front engine cover. See Fig 1.
Fig 1: FRONT ENGINE COVER
GC0026184Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
1 - CRANKSHAFT HUB RETAINING BOLT
2 - FRONT COVER RETAINING BOLTS
3 - FRONT COVER
4 - ENGINE BLOCK
5 - FRONT ENGINE COVER ALIGNMENT DOWEL
6 - CRANKSHAFT HUB
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