Replacing Drive Belt

Pull lever (A) forward to unlock hood. The hood can now be folded up. Push down catch (B) to open the hood fully.

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Push locking bolt (A) forward and remove grille screens from the side.

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Unscrew nuts (A) and remove fan guard from the side.

CAUTION: Remember to re-install the fan guard as soon as the job is completed.

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CAUTION: Disconnect the battery ground cable (-).

Slacken off the four hex. nuts and push the fan forward.

Use a 15 mm (19/32 in.) wrench to turn the cap screw in the idler roll clockwise (see arrow) until the two holes (A) and (B) are aligned.

Insert a metal pin with a dia. of 5 mm (0.2 in.) into the two aligned holes.

Before tensioning, turn the idle roll a little to relieve the pressure on the metal pin, and then take out the metal pin. The drive belt tensioner returns to its tensioning position automatically.

Remove old drive belt from pulleys, and cut.

A-Hole (cam)
B-Hole (base plate)
C-Idler roll

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Remove the three expanding plugs (A) of the shroud. Place a loop of the new drive belt (B) between fan and shroud.

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Turn fan while at the same time placing the drive belt around the fan.

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A-Crankshaft
B-Idler roll
C-Fan

D-Alternator
E-Deflection roll

F-Compressor (air pressure)
G-Compressor (air conditioning system)

H-Coolant pump

Slacken drive belt tensioner and install drive belt correctly.

For further assembly, see "Removing Drive Belt".

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