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Timing Belt/Chain And Sprocket(S): Removal

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CAUTION: BEFORE REMOVING THE TIMING BELT, THE ENGINE MUST BE PLACED AT 90° AFTER TDC. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN VALVE AND/OR PISTON DAMAGE DURING ASSEMBLY. (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING - STANDARD PROCEDURE) .
Fig 1: FRONT CRANKSHAFT HUB
GC0026240Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
1 - FRONT CRANKSHAFT HUB
2 - WITNESS MARK
  1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
  2. Remove engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER .
  3. Remove cooling fan and fan drive viscous clutch assembly. Refer to RADIATOR - FAN - VISCOUS .
  4. Remove accessory drive belt (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
  5. Remove cooling fan support (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/RADIATOR FAN - REMOVAL) .
  6. Remove vibration damper (Refer to ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/VIBRATION DAMPER - REMOVAL) . .
  7. Bring piston #1 to TDC, turn crankshaft until the witness line on the crankshaft hub is at the 12 o'clock position.
  8. Looking at the engine from the belt side, rotate the crankshaft 90° clockwise so the witness mark is now at the 3 O'clock position. See Fig 1.
    Fig 2: TIMING BELT AND SPROCKETS
    GC0026253Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - CAMSHAFT SPROCKETS
    2 - INJECTION PUMP SPROCKET
    3 - INJECTION PUMP SPROCKET RETAINING NUT
    4 - TIMING BELT TENSIONER
    5 - TIMING BELT
    6 - IDLER PULLEY
  9. Remove the alternator.
  10. Remove the intake and exhaust camshaft plugs from the camshaft cover, to introduce the camshaft timing pins VM.1052 Intake, and VM.1053 Exhaust (if the engine is timed correctly, the pins can be installed flush with the intake manifold/cylinder head cover). (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING - STANDARD PROCEDURE) .
  11. Remove timing belt outer cover (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN COVER(S) - REMOVAL) . .
  12. Loosen timing belt tensioner and remove timing belt. See Fig 2.
  13. Remove the intake and exhaust camshaft alignment pins, VM.1052 Intake, and VM.1053 Exhaust.
    Fig 3: VM.1085 CAMSHAFT LOCKING TOOL
    GC0026125Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  14. Loosen camshaft gears using special tool VM 1085 to retain the gears when loosening the bolts. See Fig 3.
  15. Remove special tool VM 1085.
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