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Vibration Damper Shaft Seal






Vibration Damper Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Locking Tool (T40098)

Counter Hold Tool (T10355)

Thrust Piece (T10368)

Pulling Hook (T40274)

Thrust Piece (T10354)

Removing

- Remove the front noise insulation.

- Remove the coolant fan electrical connector - 1 - from the bracket and disconnect it by sliding the retainer back - arrow - and pressing the release down.






- Free up the electrical wiring harness to the coolant fan control module.

- Disconnect the connectors - 2 and 3 -.






- Remove the bolt - arrow - and the coolant fan control module - 1 -.








Risk of destroying due to reversed running direction on a used ribbed belt.

Before removing ribbed belt, marking running direction with chalk or felt-tip pen for reinstallation later.

- To release ribbed belt tension, rotate tensioner in direction of - arrow -.

- Secure the tensioner with the (T40098).

- Remove ribbed belt from vibration damper ribbed belt pulley.

Danger of causing damage to the engine.

In order not to change the valve timing, the crankshaft must not be moved out of the Top Dead Center (TDC) position when the vibration damper is removed.

- Rotate the vibration damper using the (T10355) into the TDC position - arrow -.






The notch on the vibration damper must line up with the arrow marking on the timing chain lower cover.

- Remove vibration damper bolt using (T10355).

- Remove the vibration damper and attach the (T10368).






- Remove the shaft seal with the (T40274).






Installing

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Ribbed Belt Drive and Auxiliary Component Bracket Overview ] Ribbed Belt Drive and Auxiliary Component Bracket Overview.

- Clean the running and sealing surface.

- Remove the (T10368).

- Pull the sealing ring - arrow - using the (T10354) and the vibration damper bolt in all the way.






Replace the vibration damper bolt with an O-ring.

Assemble in reverse order of disassembly. Note the following:

- Install vibration damper. Refer to => [ Vibration Damper ] Vibration Damper.

- Install the ribbed belt. Refer to => [ Ribbed Belt ] Ribbed Belt.