Removing Drive Belt

Drive belt routing (view on removed engine): 

Fig 1: Identifying Drive Belt On Engine Related Components

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1. Drive belt
2. Generator pulley
3. Power-steering pump pulley (plastic)
4. Air-conditioning compressor pulley
5. Crankshaft vibration damper
6. Coolant pump pulley
7. Belt tensioner tensioning roller

→ Only remove the drive belt when it is cold.

→ Replace damaged drive belt.

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. Slacken the drive belt.
   1. 1.1. Fit a ring wrench (a/f 30) -2-  on the hexagon -1-  on the tensioner, turn it clockwise as far as it will go and hold it at that position.
      Fig 2: Fitting Ring Wrench (A/F 30) 2 On Hexagon 1 On Tensioner

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   2. 1.2. Remove drive belt from the pulley on the generator -arrow-  .
   3. 1.3. Carefully allow the tensioning roller to slide back to its original position.
2. Feed the drive belt -1-  out between the engine bracket and vibration damper -2-  .
   Fig 3: Identifying Drive Belt And Vibration Damper

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3. Feed out the drive belt on the various pulleys.
   1. Drive belt
   2. Generator pulley
   3. Coolant pump pulley
   4. Tensioning roller
   5. Hydraulic pump pulley (plastic)
      Fig 4: Identifying Drive Belt On Pulley

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4. Take off the drive belt -1-  .
   1. 4.1. If you intend to re-install the drive belt, check it carefully for signs of damage on both running tracks.
      Fig 5: Identifying Drive Belt

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      Information 

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