Toothed Belt Drive TENSIONER, Checking

Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required 

• Toothed Belt Tensioner :T10020 

Test Prerequisites 

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• The bracket -arrow- must engage into the cut-out in the cylinder head.
• The engine must be no more than warm to touch.

Perform the Following Work 

-- Turn the engine to upper TDC cylinder 1.

-- Place a load on the toothed belt with strong thumb pressure.

• The arrow -2- must move.

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-- Release load on toothed belt again.

-- Turn crankshaft over twice in engine running direction until the crankshaft is at upper TDC cylinder one again.

• For this it is necessary that the last 45° is turned without interruption.
• The tensioning roller must return to its initial position. The notch -1- and the pointer -2- must align again.