Installing Drive Belt

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Guide the drive belt with the flat side -1- first past the vibration balancer -2- .
If you intend to reuse the old belt, make sure to observe the running direction marked earlier.
1. 1.1. Position the belt on the running track on the vibration balancer.
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Drive Belt And Vibration Balancer
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Guide the drive belt -1- to the left past the coolant pump pulley.

Fig 2: Identifying Guide Drive Belt And Coolant Pump
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1. 2.1. Then guide the flat side of the belt through between the pulley and engine carrier -arrow- .
  
  Fig 3: Locating Drive Belt (Flat Side) On Coolant Pump Pulley
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Fit the drive belt on the pulleys for the air conditioning compressor -4- , power-steering pump -3- and generator -2- .
1. 3.1. Then, pre-position it on the tensioning roller -7- .
  
  Fig 4: Engine Drive Belt Routing Diagram
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  1. Drive belt
  2. Generator pulley
  3. Power-steering pump pulley (plastic)
  4. Air-conditioning compressor pulley
  5. Crankshaft vibration balancer
  6. Coolant pump pulley
  7. Belt tensioner tensioning roller
Relieve the tensioner and slide the drive belt over the tensioning roller -1- .
1. 4.1. Fit an open-ended wrench (a/f 30) -2- on the hexagon on the tensioner -3- and turn it clockwise as far as it will go.
2. 4.2. Fit drive belt on the tensioning roller and let the tensioner slide slowly back into tensioning position (anti-clockwise).
  
  Fig 5: Slackening/Tensioning Drive Belt
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Check that the drive belt is fitted correctly.