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Belt Tensioner



Removing and installing belt tensioner





Information

Overview





Overview of belt tensioner

1 - Unit carrier
2 - Bush
3 - Dust boot
4 - Tensioning lever
5 - Tensioning roller
6 - Screw, M10 x 30
7 - Cheese head bolt, M6 x 16
8 - Deflection roller
9 - Washer
10 - Belt tensioner
11 - Screw, M10 x 55
12 - Cheese head bolt, M8 x 16
13 - Dowel sleeve
14 - Screw, M10 x 60

Preliminary Work

1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove pressure pipe.
3. Remove air cleaner housing.
4. Detach and swivel out air conditioning compressor.
5. Remove oil-filter console.
6. Remove generator.
7. Drain coolant.
8. Remove hydraulic pump with reservoir.

Removing belt tensioner

Warning
Coolant is hazardous to health.
Risk of skin irritation.

- Wear protective gloves and goggles.
- In the event of contact with the skin or eyes, wash immediately with plenty of water.


1. Remove unit carrier.
1.1. Remove coolant flange -5-.





Unit carrier

Unscrew M6 screw -4- on cable rail.

Unscrew M6 x 20 screws -3- and take off coolant flange.

1.2. Unscrew four M10 x 60 screws -1- and remove unit carrier -2-.
2. Remove belt tensioner.





Belt tensioner

Unscrew M6 x 16 screw -3- and two M8 x 16 screws -2- and pull belt tensioner -1- off the tensioning lever.

Installing belt tensioner

1. Install belt tensioner.

Slide belt tensioner -1- onto the tensioning lever. Fit and tighten two M8 screws -2- and one M6 screw -3-.





Belt tensioner

- Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)
- Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)

2. Install unit carrier.
2.1. Install unit carrier -2- and fit and tighten M10 x 60 screws -1-.





Unit carrier

- Tightening torque: 65 Nm (48 ftlb.)





Sealing rings for unit carrier

2.2. Install coolant flange.

Replace all sealing rings.

Fit coolant flange. Fit and tighten two M6 x 16 screws and one screw on the cable rail.

- Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)

Subsequent Work

1. Install hydraulic pump with reservoir.
2. Fill in coolant and bleed the system.
3. Install generator.
4. Install oil-filter console.
5. Fit air conditioning compressor.
6. Install air cleaner housing.
7. Install pressure pipe.
8. Connect the battery.