Installing Drive Belt For Generator

NOTIFICATION 

Drive belt removed incorrectly 

• Risk of damage to drive belt 
  1. → Only remove the drive belt when it is cold.
  2. → Replace damaged drive belt.

NOTIFICATION 

Drive belt breaks and becomes jammed 

• Risk of damage to components (trim panels, electric cables, etc.) 
• Leaks at the crankshaft vibration damper sealing ring 
• Vibration damper can overheat and lose its strength 
  1. → Following belt breakage, check adjacent components and the interior of the engine compartment for damage. Repair or replace damaged parts.
  2. → Find out why the belt broke. Check deflection rollers or crankshaft vibration dampers for prior damage.
  3. → If the drive belt is jammed, replace the vibration damper.

Fig 1: Generator Drive Belt Routing Diagram

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Routing of drive belt for generator

1. Install generator drive belt -1-  .

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   Tensioning device for generator drive belt

   1. 1.1  Fit drive belt for generator -1-  on the pulleys and align it along the grooves of the pulleys. Check the rolling direction of the drive belt for the generator while doing this.
   2. 1.2  To tension the generator drive belt -1-  , fit ring wrench at hexagon on tensioning device -2-  and swivel the tensioning device -3-  anti-clockwise -Arrow-  .
   3. 1.3  > T10060A - Locking pin  must then be pulled out of the bores -4-  .
   4. 1.4  Swivel the tensioning device -3-  back slowly to its original position.
   5. 1.5  Check that drive belt for generator -1-  is seated and tensioned correctly.