Engine Accessory Bracket: Service and Repair

Accessory Bracket

Removing

- Drain the coolant. Refer to => [ Draining and Filling ] Procedures.

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

- Remove the charge air pipe from the noise generator, if equipped. Refer to => [ Charge Air Pipe to Noise Generator ] Charge Air Pipe to Noise Generator.

- Remove the generator.

- Disconnect the A/C compressor regulator valve (N280) - 1 - connector.







Refrigerant can cause serious personal injury.

• Do not open the air conditioning refrigerant circuit.

- Remove the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor bolts - arrows -.


Risk of damaging refrigerant lines and hoses.

• Do not stretch, kink or bend refrigerant lines and hoses.

- Tie up the compressor with the refrigerant lines attached to the longitudinal member.

- Remove the bolt - arrow - for the oil dipstick guide tube.






- Remove the bolts - 1 through 5 - and remove the accessory bracket from the coolant pump housing.

Installing

• Replace the bolts which have been tightened to a torque angle.

• Replace the O-rings and seals.

- Lubricate the O-rings - 4 - with coolant additive G12 plus-plus.






- Install the connection - 2 - into the coolant pump housing - 3 -.

- Slide the accessory bracket - 1 - onto the connection - 2 -.

- Position the accessory bracket and install bolt - 4 - first, then bolts - 1, 2, 3 and 5 -.






- Tighten the bolts in 3 passes in sequence - 1 through 5 - as follows:






The rest of the installation is basically a reverse of the removal sequence; when doing this, note the following:

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Ribbed Belt Overview ] Ribbed Belt Overview.

• Install the A/C compressor.

• Install the generator.