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.

Fig 1: Identifying Vibration Balancer And Drive Belt
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1. 1.1. Position the belt on the running track on the vibration balancer.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Drive Belt
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Guide the drive belt -1- to the left past the coolant pump pulley.
1. 2.1. Then guide the flat side of the belt through between the pulley and engine carrier -arrow- .
  
  Fig 3: Locating Coolant Pump Pulley And Drive Belt
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Fit the drive belt on the pulleys for the air-conditioning compressor -4- , PDCC pump (or deflection roller) -3- and generator -2- .
1. 3.1. Then, pre-position it on the tensioning roller.
  Drive belt routing:
  
  Fig 4: 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
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: Installing Drive Belt
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Check that the drive belt is fitted correctly.