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Removing and Installing Drive Belt ( Cayenne S )

Removing and installing drive belt
Preliminary work
Preliminary work
1. Remove intake manifold (cowl).

Information
Information

ATTENTION: Risk of damage to drive belt!
^ If the drive belt is removed when it is hot, it may become deformed and damaged.
--> Never remove drive belt when it is hot.


WARNING: Danger of injury!
^ The vehicle fans can continue running or start up automatically.
--> The power supply to the radiator fans or the battery must be disconnected before starting to work on the radiator or fans (remove fuse --> 'fuse carrier'). --> 'Work instructions after disconnecting the battery'


Installation Position Of Drive Belt:





Removing drive belt - Cayenne S
Removing drive belt - Cayenne S
1. Mark the rolling direction of the drive belt with chalk.

Relieving Drive Belt:




Remove The Drive Belt From The Tensioning Roller -8-:





2. Relieve and remove drive belt. To do this, use an open-ended wrench (a/f 30) to turn the belt tensioner clockwise and remove the drive belt from the tensioning roller. Relieve the belt tensioner slowly.
3. Remove the drive belt from all pulleys.

Installing drive belt - Cayenne S
Installing drive belt - Cayenne S

Drive Belt Threading Course:





Note: The figure --> Drive belt threading course shows the complete belt threading course. The pulleys are numbered according to the sequence of fitting.

Crankshaft Belt Pulley:





1. Make the belt into a loop and place over the crankshaft belt pulley behind the dipstick.

Coolant Pump Pulley:





2. Place the top part of the belt loop over the coolant pump pulley -1-.

Crankshaft Belt Pulley:





3. Place the lower part of the belt loop around the crankshaft belt pulley at the bottom -2-.

Deflector Wheel:





4. Guide the belt section from the coolant pump around the deflector wheel -3- on cylinder bank 5-8.

Air-Conditioning Compressor:





5. Then guide the section of the belt around the air-conditioning compressor belt pulley -4- at the bottom.

Power-Steering Pump:





6. Lay a loop around the power-steering pump -5-.

Generator Pulley:





7. Lay the loose end of the drive belt from the coolant pump downwards and around the generator pulley -6- and deflector roller -7- of cylinder bank 1-4.

Tensioning Roller:




Fitting The Drive Belt:





8. Gather the belt section between the deflection roller of cylinder bank 1-4 and the crankshaft pulley to form a loop and guide it upwards to the tensioning roller -8-. Use a wrench (a/f 30) to turn the tensioning roller -8- in a clockwise direction at the hexagon and put on the drive belt. Slowly relieve the tensioning roller.
9. Check that the drive belt is positioned correctly on the pulleys.