Drive Belt Tensioner: Service and Repair

Ribbed Belt Tensioner

• Always use two brackets with spindles and hooks (10-222 A/10). Otherwise the engine support bridge (10-222 A) will have a tendency to tip.

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine Support Bridge (10-222 A)

• Engine Support Adapter (10-222 A/3) (Qty: 2)

• Bracket with Spindle and Hook (10-222 A/10) (Qty: 2)

• Shackle (10-222 A/12)

• Adapter (10-222 A/22)

• Lifting Eyebolt (3368) (For automatic transmission only)

Removing

- Remove the noise insulation.

- Remove the right front wheel housing liner.

- First, remove the bolt - 1 -, then bolts - 2 and 3 - and then remove the pendulum support.






Vehicles with All Wheel Drive (AWD):






- Remove the flexible disc heat shield bolts - arrows - and shield.

- Mark the position of the driveshaft flexible disc to the flange on bevel box.






- Remove the driveshaft flexible disc bolts - arrows - and remove it from the bevel box.

To loosen or tighten, counter hold the driveshaft on the back of the final drive.






Continuation for all Vehicles:






- Remove the after-run coolant pump bracket bolt - 2 -.

- Remove the engine cover. Refer to => [ Engine Cover ] Engine Cover.

- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to => [ Air Filter Housing ] Air Filter Housing.


Danger of causing damage to electrical components when disconnecting the battery.

• Complete the steps for disconnecting the battery.

- With the ignition turned off, disconnect the ground cable - arrow - from the battery.






- Remove the battery.

- Remove the battery tray bolts - arrows - and tray.






Vehicles with a Automatic Transmission:






- Install the lifting eyebolt (3368) to the transmission as shown.

- Install the engine support bridge (10-222 A) using the following special tools:






• Adapter (10-222 A/22) (Qty: 2)

• Engine support adapter (10-222 A/3) (Qty: 2)

• Bracket with spindle and hook (10-222 A/10) (Qty: 2)

• Shackle (10-222 A/12)

• Lifting eyebolt (3368)

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission:






- Remove the shift mechanism from the transmission.

- Install the engine support bridge (10-222 A) using the following special tools:

• Adapter (10-222 A/22) (Qty: 2)

• Engine support adapter (10-222 A/3) (Qty: 2)

• Bracket with spindle and hook (10-222 A/10) (Qty: 2)

• Shackle (10-222 A/12)

Continuation for all Vehicles:

- Support the engine with the spindle.

- Remove the engine mount to engine mount bracket bolts - arrows -.






- Lower the engine approximately 55 mm.

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

- Free up the wiring harness - arrow -.






- Remove the bolt - 1 - and remove the belt tensioner from the accessory bracket.

Installing






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

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Insert the belt tensioner - 1 - into the accessory bracket - 3 - and tighten the bolt - 5 -.

• Note the support - 2 - installed location: insert the support in the hole on the accessory bracket.

• Note the centering sleeve - 4 -.

- Adjust the engine mount. Refer to => [ Engine and Transmission Mount, Adjusting ] Engine and Transmission Mount, Adjusting.