Removal [08/2015 - 08/2018]: Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Toyota Sequoia, 2017 Toyota Sequoia, and 2016 Toyota Sequoia. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- REMOVE V-BANK COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- REMOVE NO. 1 ENGINE UNDER COVER
Refer to PROCEDURE - Step 2
- REMOVE FAN & GENERATOR V BELT
- While turning the belt tensioner counterclockwise, align the service hole for the belt tensioner and the belt tensioner fixing position, and then insert a bar of 5 mm (0.197 in.) into the service hole to fix the belt tensioner in place.
HINT:
The pulley bolt for the belt tensioner has a left-hand thread.
- Remove the fan and generator V belt.
- While turning the belt tensioner counterclockwise, align the service hole for the belt tensioner and the belt tensioner fixing position, and then insert a bar of 5 mm (0.197 in.) into the service hole to fix the belt tensioner in place.