>> B << Drive Belt Installation

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To reuse the drive belt, install it by aligning the arrow mark on the backside of belt marked at the removal with the rotating direction.
Check that the notches of the notched pulley and the notches of the drive belt are fit correctly.
Check that the drive belt is installed in the center of the flat surface of the flat pulley.

Fig 1: Identifying Pulley Drive Belt

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Install the drive belt to each pulleys as shown in the figure.

Fig 2: Drive Belt Routing Diagram (2.4L)
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WARNING: Always work from above when releasing the tension of the auto-tensioner. When you try to gain access from underneath the vehicle, you will experience difficulty, thus causing the tool to be dropped off.

CAUTION: To work at the optimum angle, you must choose a most suitable box-type wrench is applied to the special tool.

WARNING: Be sure to set the box-type wrench and the special tool MB992278 to the hexagonal parts securely to prevent the tool from falling off because the tension of the auto-tensioner is high.
Install special tool MB992278 and a box-type wrench at the optimum angle.
Rotate the auto-tensioner counterclockwise and remove the L-shaped hexagon wrench fixing the auto-tensioner.
Apply tension to the drive belt while slowly turning the auto-tensioner clockwise.

Fig 3: Rotating Auto-Tensioner Counterclockwise
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Fig 4: Identifying L-Shaped Hexagon Wrench Fixing Auto-Tensioner
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