Engine installed (pulley side): Removal
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- Remove the air cleaner assembly.
- Undo collar screw M 6x34.
- Detach oil filler neck. Undo hose clamp on throttle body and pull plug off the hot film mass air flow meter. Unclip wire on air cleaner housing and remove air cleaner assembly.
- 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.
- 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).
- Remove crankshaft sealing ring. The following tools and parts are required for removal of the crankshaft sealing ring:
- Angle drill
- Drill bit, "PHI" 3 mm
- Mounting lever, e.g. special tool 9182
- Sheetmetal screw with hexagon head (5.0 x 20)
- Washer
- Support, e.g. wooden block 50 x 30 x 20 mm
Removal procedure:
- Drill sealing ring on face side (refer to Fig 5).
- 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.