Removing Drive Belt

Drive belt routing: 

Fig 1: Drive Belt Routing Diagram (Engine Removed)

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1. Drive belt
2. Generator pulley
3. PDCC pump pulley/deflection roller
4. Air-conditioning compressor pulley
5. Crankshaft vibration balancer
6. Coolant pump pulley
7. Belt tensioner tensioning roller

1. Slacken the drive belt.
   WARNING: Do not remove the drive belt when it is warm!

   • Risk of damage or deformation!

   → Only remove the drive belt when it is cold.

   Information 

   • Mark running direction of drive belt with a colored pen. 
   • Even minor damage means that the drive belt must be replaced (even if the maintenance interval has not expired). 
   • If the drive belt has to be replaced (change interval), it can be cut to facilitate removal. 
   1. 1.1. Fit a ring wrench (a/f 30) -2-  on the hexagon on the tensioner -3-  , turn it clockwise as far as it will go and hold it at that position.
   2. 1.2. Remove the drive belt -1-  from the pulley on the generator.
   3. 1.3. Carefully allow the tensioning roller to slide back to its original position.
   Fig 2: Removing Tension From Drive Belt
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2. Remove special screw (M10 x 130) -1-  through the bore on the rear-end carrier.
   Fig 3: Identifying Engine Carrier And Spacer Sleeve Screw

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   1. 2.1. Pull spacer sleeve -2-  up to the right and remove it. Press the engine carrier back slightly if necessary.
3. Slide the drive belt (flat side) up past the coolant pump pulley -arrow-  .
   Fig 4: Locating Drive Belt On Coolant Pump Pulley

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4. Turn the drive belt -1-  90 degrees, guide the flat side past the vibration balancer and remove it.
   Fig 5: Identifying Vibration Balancer Drive Belt

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5. Check pulleys for damage.

   Information 

   • Check for foreign objects in the grooves of the pulley.