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Tooth belt tension, check

Tooth belt tension, check

To remove

Note

This procedure applies to tooth belts only. When fitting a new drive belt - see Tooth belt tension, setting . Check on a cold engine - room temperature.



1. Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.

2. Remove the top of the tooth belt cover - see Tooth belt cover top part, removing and fitting .

3. Remove the multi-belt - see Multi-belt, removing and fitting .

4. Remove the right front wheel.

5. Remove the wing liner on the right-hand side.

6. Remove the multi-belt tensioning pulley - see Tensioning device for multi-belt, removing and fitting .

7. Remove the bottom of the tooth belt cover - see Tooth belt cover bottom part, removing and fitting .

8. Screw in the drive belt pulley bolt into the crankshaft.


Checks


1. Turn the crankshaft in the direction of engine rotation to "No. 1 cylinder TDC (III).


2. The markings on the camshaft sprocket must be in front of each other.

3. Turn the crankshaft slowly and evenly.

4. Fix the camshaft gears with KM-852 (II).

Check the fitting position of the coolant pump - adjust if necessary. The mark (2) on the coolant pump must correspond with the mark (1) on the engine block.


5. Possibility I: The tooth belt tension is correct if the pointer (4) on the tooth belt tensioning pulley is about 4 mm to the left of the groove (3).

6. Possibility II: The tooth belt tension is correct if the pointer (6) on the tooth belt tensioning pulley corresponds with "USED" (5).

7. If the tooth belt tension is incorrect - see procedure Tooth belt tension, setting .


To fit


1. Remove the retaining bolt from the tooth belt sprocket and remove the blocking tool KM-852.

2. Fit the bottom of the tooth belt cover - see Tooth belt cover bottom part, removing and fitting .

3. Fit the tensioning device for the multi-belt - see Tensioning device for multi-belt, removing and fitting .

4. Fit the right-hand wing liner.

5. Fit the front right wheel .

6. Fit the multi-belts - see Multi-belt, removing and fitting .

7. Fit the top of the tooth belt cover - see Tooth belt cover top part, removing and fitting .

8. Connect the ground cable to the battery.