Ribbed Belt TENSIONER: Removing
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-- Remove the right front wheel housing liner. .
-- Remove the ribbed belt from the tensioner, refer to RIBBED BELT .
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and pull the ribbed belt tensioning damper -1- off the sub-assembly bracket.