Removing Drive Belt

Drive belt routing: 

Fig 1: 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

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: Slackening/Tensioning Drive Belt

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2. Remove number board at the rear apron. The special screw can be removed through the additional bore -arrow-  .
   Fig 3: Locating Rear Apron And Rear Cross Member Bore (USA)

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   Fig 4: Locating Rear Apron And Rear Cross Member Bore (ROW)

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3. Remove special screw for engine carrier (M10 x 130) -1-  through the additional bore on the rear carrier.
   Fig 5: Identifying Special Screw On Engine Carrier And Spacer Sleeve

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   Tool: Ratchet -1-  with long extension.

   Fig 6: Removing Special Screw Through Bore

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   1. 3.1. Pull spacer sleeve -2-  out towards the right at the top (past the power-steering pump pulley). Press the engine carrier back slightly if necessary.
   2. 3.2. Pull out screw -1-  using a bar magnet -2-  .
      Fig 7: Pulling Out Screw With Magnet

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4. Slide the drive belt (flat side) up past the coolant pump pulley.
   Fig 8: Locating Drive Belt On Coolant Pump Pulley

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5. Turn the drive belt 90 degrees, guide the flat side past the vibration balancer and remove it.
   Fig 9: Identifying Drive Belt On Vibration Balancer

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6. Check pulley for damage.

   Information 

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