Ribbed Belt Drive For A/C: Overview

Ribbed belt drive for air conditioner - assembly overview

CAUTION! The air conditioner refrigerant circuit must not be opened.

Note: Mark the direction of rotation with chalk or felt pen before removing the ribbed belt. If the belt rotates in the wrong direction when it is reinstalled, belt breakage may result. Ensure that the belt is properly seated on the pulleys when installing.

1. Bracket
2. Air conditioner compressor
^ Do not loosen or disconnect refrigerant hoses or lines.
^ After removing compressor from mountings, secure to chassis side member with wire or similar. Do not leave compressor suspended on refrigerant hoses.
3. Dowel sleeve
^ Check sleeve is correctly seated in bracket
4. 33 Nm
5. Bracket
^ For A/C compressor
6. Tensioner
^ For ribbed belt
^ Removing and installing ribbed belt Washer
7. -Washer
8. 23 Nm
9. Ribbed V-belt
^ Check for wear
^ Do not kink
^ Routing of ribbed belt Fig. 2.
10. Washer
11. 25 Nm
12. Retaining clip
13. 20 Nm





Fig. 1 Installing vibration damper
^ Lock carrier must be in service position.
^ Ribbed belt must be removed.
^ Always replace bolts. Only use original type bolts to install the vibration damper.
Refer to, Parts Supplier.

The vibration damper can only be installed in one position. The hole -arrow- in the vibration damper must fit over the projection on the toothed belt sprocket.
^ Tighten bolts of vibration damper to 10 Nm + 90° (1/4 turn).





Fig. 2 Ribbed belt routing