Toothed Belt, Removing From Camshafts: Removing

-- Unclip and remove the cover -1- upward from the retainers -arrows-.

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Vehicles With Secondary Air System 

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-- Disconnect the air line -1 and 2- from the damper -3-. To do so, press the locking rings -arrows- together on both sides and disconnect the lines.

-- Remove the damper -1- upward from the rubber bushings -arrows-.

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-- Separate the air connection line from the connection.

Continuation For All Vehicles 

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION .

-- Remove the resonator for the intake air scoop. Refer to INTAKE AIR SCOOP RESONATOR, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the air duct pipe. Refer to AIR DUCT PIPE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Release and disconnect the connector -1-.

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-- Free up the lines -2- on the coolant expansion tank.

-- Release the retainers with a screwdriver in direction of -arrow- and move the coolant expansion tank to the side.

-- Disconnect the connector couplings from the fuel hose and from the hose to the EVAP canister.

-- Remove the upper toothed belt guard. Refer to UPPER TOOTHED BELT GUARD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Position the engine in the "TDC position for cylinder 1". Refer to VALVE TIMING, CHECKING .

-- Remove the engine mount. Refer to ENGINE MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and push the lower toothed belt guard -1- slightly to the right.

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-- If the toothed belt is to be reused, mark the running direction with chalk or a felt-tip pen for reinstallation.

-- Place the :T10499A  on the tensioning roller eccentric pulley -2-.

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-- Loosen the bolt -1- with the :T10500  .

-- Use the :T10499A  , release the tension on the tensioning roller at the eccentric pulley -2-.

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• The bend radius -r - on the toothed belt -2- must for this reason not be under 25 mm (approximately half the diameter of the toothed belt -1- on the crankshaft).

-- Remove the toothed belt from the camshaft sprockets.