Removing Chain Housing Cover

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Remove crankshaft-flywheel sealing ring -1- using > T20143 - extractor tool-2- .
> 135955 REPLACING CRANKSHAFT-FLYWHEEL SEALING RING

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Crankshaft/flywheel sealing ring
Remove chain housing cover.
1. 2.1 Loosen and unscrew screws in the sequence -19 to 1- .
2. 2.2 Fit screws at the screw points -arrows- and screw in uniformly by half a turn each in order to press off the chain housing cover.
3. 2.3 Remove chain housing cover.

Fig 1: Chain Housing Cover Screws Loosening Sequence

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Chain housing cover