Sealing Flange, Removing And Installing, Belt Pulley Side: Installing

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-- Cut the nozzle on the tube at the front marking.

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Nozzle diameter: approximately 3 mm

-- Apply Sealant to the cleaned sealing surface on the sealing flange, as illustrated.

Sealant bead thickness -arrows- : 2 to 3 mm

NOTE:

The sealant bead must not be thicker. The extra sealant will get into the oil pan and can clog up the intake line for the oil pump.

Be sure to check the expiration date of the sealant.

The sealing flange must be installed within 5 minutes of when the Sealant is applied.

To position the sealing flange with the seal installed, place the :T10053/1 on the crankshaft journal.

-- Push the sealing flange carefully onto the alignment sleeves on the cylinder block and tighten the bolts hand-tight.

-- Tighten the bolts on the sealing flange alternating in a diagonal sequence.

Component	Tightening Specifications
Sealing flange bolts	15 Nm

-- Remove excess sealant.

-- Install the oil pan. Refer to OIL PAN, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the new crankshaft seal on the belt pulley side. Refer to CRANKSHAFT SEAL, REPLACING, BELT PULLEY SIDE .

-- Install the crankshaft toothed belt sprocket. To do so, lock the toothed belt sprocket using the :3415 .

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-- Install a new central bolt.

The central screw threads and shoulder must be free of oil and grease.

Additional turn can occur in several stages.

-- Install the toothed belt. Refer to TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the ribbed belt. Refer to RIBBED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .