Removing And Installing Crankshaft Sealing Ring - Engine Installed (Pulley Side): Removal

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Disconnect battery.
Remove left-hand seat. Disconnect the electrical plug connection. Undo four Torx screws with socket TX 50 (3/8 inch). Put on floor protection cover.
Remove rear wall lining and rear wall cover

Fig 1: Removing Rear Wall Lining
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Remove drive belt. Mark the running direction of the belt with a colored pen. Relieve the belt tension. To do this, turn the tensioning roller (wrench size 24 mm) clockwise and simultaneously remove the belt from the drive pulleys.

Fig 2: Removing Drive (Serpentine) Belt
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Loosen belt pulley. Undo hexagon-head bolt (M16 x 1.5 x 60) with special tool 9594 (socket wrench insert); to do this, hold with special tool 9593 (retaining device).

Fig 3: Loosening Belt Pulley Hex Head Bolt
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Remove crankshaft sealing ring. The following tools and parts are required for removal of the crankshaft sealing ring:
- Angle drill
- Drill bit, $$ 3 mm
- Mounting lever, for example, special tool 9182
- Sheetmetal screw with hexagon head (5.5 x 15)
- Washer
- Support, for example, wooden block 50 x 30 x 20 mm
  Removal procedure:
- Drill sealing ring on face side. See Fig 4
  
  Fig 4: Locating Crankshaft Front Sealing Ring
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- Screw sheetmetal screw with washer approx. 5 mm into the bore.
- Position mounting lever on the sheetmetal screw; place support between the mounting lever and crankcase.
Lever crankshaft sealing ring out of the crankcase.

Fig 5: Removing Crankshaft Front Sealing Ring
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