Drive Belt Tensioner: Service and Repair

Ribbed Belt Tensioner

• Always use two bracket with spindle and hook (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 transmissions only)

Removing

- Remove the noise insulation.

- Remove the front right wheel housing liner..

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






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 bevel box input flange.






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

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






Continuation for All






- 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 other electronic components when disconnecting the battery.

• Complete the steps for disconnecting the battery.

- With the ignition turned off, remove the ground wire - arrow - from the battery.






- Remove the battery.

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






with a Automatic Transmission






- Install the lifting eyebolt (3368) into the transmission mount bracket 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)

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

- Tension 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 ribbed belt tensioner from the accessory bracket.

Installing






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

Install in the reverse order of removal. Note the following:

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

• Note the support - 2 - installed position, insert the support into the hole in the accessory bracket.

• Note the centering sleeve - 4 -.

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