Removal Of Chain Tensioner
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- Press the bottom chain tensioner together during removal because otherwise it will push out due to spring tensioning. Secure chain tensioner with a tie-wrap in tensioned state.
- Remove the engine. → Removing engine
- Remove the transmission. → WM 100127 REMOVING ENGINE FROM TRANSMISSION AND MOUNTING ENGINE ON TRANSMISSION
- Secure engine on mounting bracket. → 1001IN SUPPORTING V6 3.6-LITRE DFI ENGINE ON MOUNTING BRACKET
- Remove engine carrier eyebolt at the front and rear. → 1001IN LIFTING V6 3.6-LITRE DFI ENGINE WITH A WORKSHOP CRANE
- Remove the engine wire harness. → Removing wire harness for engine
- Remove bar ignition modules. → WM 282020 REMOVING AND INSTALLING DFI BAR IGNITION MODULES
- Remove intake-air distributor. → Removing Intake-Air Distributor
- Remove drive belt. → Removing And Installing Drive Belt
- Remove belt tensioner. → Removing Belt Tensioner
Pfeile - Belt tensioner
- Remove cylinder head cover. → WM 158219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING CYLINDER HEAD COVER ON V6 DFI ENGINES
- Remove flywheel/drive plate.
- 11.1. Remove dual-mass flywheel on vehicles with manual transmission. → Removing Flywheel (Dual-Mass Flywheel)
- 11.2. Remove drive plate on vehicles with automatic transmission. → 136319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING DRIVE PLATE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER
- Remove oil pan. → Removing The Oil Pan
- Remove upper and lower timing-case cover. → Removing Upper Timing-Case Cover
- Position crankshaft to the compression TDC for cylinder 1. → WM 150502 CHECKING THE TIMING ON V6 DFI ENGINES
- Remove chain tensioner. → Removing Chain Tensioner
- Remove timing chains. → Removing Timing Chains
- Remove cylinder head. → Removing Cylinder Head
- Remove pistons. → Removing Pistons
- Remove vibration balancer. → 137619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING VIBRATION BALANCER (CRANKSHAFT PULLEY) ON V6 DFI ENGINES
- Remove joint flange behind the vibration balancer.Fig 3: Identifying Cylinder Block, Vibration Balancer Joint Flange, Lower Timing-Case Cover And Bolts
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- Cylinder block
- Vibration balancer joint flange
- Hexagon-head bolt on vibration balancer joint flange
- Straight pin
- Lower timing-case cover
- Fastening screw on lower timing case cover
- 20.1. Unscrew hexagon-head bolts -3- .
- 20.2. Carefully lever off the joint flange -2- with a screwdriver.