Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
To perform work on removing, installing, replacing the crankshaft pulley, you will need:
- assistant;
- inspection pit or overpass.
Removal
1. Remove the front right wheel (see items 1-8 "Wheel - replacement") and place the car on a secure stand.
2. For convenience, remove the air filter from the car (see "Air filter - removal and installation").
3. Remove the right mudguard from the engine compartment (see "Engine compartment mudguards - removal and installation").
4. Remove the generator drive belt (see "Generator Drive Belt - Replacement").
Note: The following work should be done with an assistant. If the coolant temperature sensor wire is in the way, it should be disconnected.
5. After removing the plug from the hole in the clutch housing, hold the engine flywheel from turning by inserting a screwdriver or mounting blade between the teeth of the flywheel ring gear.
6. Using a 17 mm socket wrench, unscrew the crankshaft pulley mounting bolt.
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7. Remove the crankshaft pulley.
Installation
Install the crankshaft pulley in the reverse order. The pulley cutout should align with the crankshaft toothed pulley protrusion.
When tightening the crankshaft pulley mounting bolt, hold the engine flywheel from turning with a screwdriver by inserting its blade between the teeth of the flywheel ring gear.