Removal [10/2015 - ]: Procedure

Refer to REMOVAL [10/2015 - ]

See step  [10/2015 - 08/2016], or see step  [08/2016 - 12/2017], or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 10 [12/2017 - 08/2019] , or refer to PROCEDURE - Step 12

1. Prepare a clean durable piece of cloth and fold it several times.

   HINT: 

   Fold the cloth several times to make it thicker.

2. Pass the cloth under the V-ribbed belt between the crankshaft pulley and water pump pulley as shown in the illustration.

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   NOTE:

   Position the cloth so that the part closest to the engine is longer.

3. Slightly rotate the crankshaft pulley clockwise so that the cloth is pulled between the V-ribbed belt and crankshaft pulley.

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   NOTE:

   Make sure that the cloth is pulled around no more than 50% of the pulley.

4. While gradually rotating the crankshaft pulley clockwise, pull the side of the cloth that is outside of the V-ribbed belt away from the engine.

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   NOTE:

   Pull the cloth until part of the V-ribbed belt comes off the crankshaft pulley.

5. Continue to rotate the crankshaft pulley clockwise until the V-ribbed belt is completely removed from the crankshaft pulley.

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