Front Engine Plate: Service and Repair

Sealing Flange, Belt Pulley Side

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Counter Support (3415)

• Hand drill with plastic brush attachment

• Protective eyewear

• Sealant, refer to the electronic parts catalog ETKA

Removing

- Toothed belt, removing. Refer to => [ Toothed Belt ] Toothed Belt.

- Using the (3415), loosen the crankshaft toothed belt gear bolt.





- Remove the bolt and remove the crankshaft toothed belt gear.

- Remove the - 1 through 10 - and carefully loosen the sealing flange from the bonding.





- Remove the shaft seal with the sealing flange removed.

Installing

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Sealing Flange, Ribbed Belt Side Assembly Overview ] Sealing Flange, Ribbed Belt Side Assembly Overview.

Installation is in reverse order of removal, note the following:


Risk of contaminating lubrication system with sealant residue.

• Lay clean cloth over open part of oil pan.

- Carefully remove sealant residue on cylinder block and oil pan.








Risk of eye injury.

• Wear safety glasses.

- Remove sealant residue on sealant flange, for example with a rotating plastic brush.

- Clean the sealing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease.

- Install alignment pins in the cylinder block for the sealing flange if they are missing.

• Note the expiration date of the sealing compound.

- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter approximately 2 mm).





- Apply a thin bead of sealant - arrows - on edge between cylinder block and oil pan.






The lubrication system could be plugged with excess sealant.

• Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.

- Apply sealant bead - arrow - to clean sealing flange sealing surface as shown in illustration.





• Sealant bead thickness: 2 to 3 mm.

- Lightly coat lower sealing surface - shaded - on sealing flange with sealant.





• The sealing flange must be installed within 5 minutes after applying the sealant.

- Carefully push the sealing flange onto the pins on the cylinder block.

- Tighten sealing flange bolts => [ Ribbed Belt Pulley Side Sealing
Flange - Tightening Specifications and Sequence ] Sealing Flange, Ribbed Belt Side Assembly Overview.





- Install the pulley-side crankshaft shaft seal. Refer to => [ Crankshaft Shaft Seal, Belt Pulley Side, Replacing ] Service and Repair.