REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION <6G7>



Pre-removal Operation
  • Air Intake Duct Removal (Refer to GROUP 15 - Air Cleaner ).

Post-installation Operation
  • Drive Belt Tension Check (Refer to GROUP 11A - On-vehicle Service, Drive Belt Tension Check ) <6G75>.
  • Drive Belt Tension Check (Refer to GROUP 11E - On-vehicle Service, Drive Belt Tension Check ) <6G72>.
  • Air Intake Duct Installation (Refer to GROUP 15 - Air Cleaner ).





Removal steps


1.
Radiator shroud cover (upper)
<<A>>
>>B<<
2.
Drive belt

>>A<<
3.
Cooling fan and cooling fan clutch assembly


4.
Cooling fan pulley


5.
Cooling fan


6.
Cooling fan clutch

REMOVAL SERVICE POINT



<<A>> DRIVE BELT REMOVAL


1.Before removing the drive belt, slightly loosen the mounting nuts of cooling fan clutch and cooling fan pulley.


2.The following operations will be needed due to the introduction of the serpentine drive system with the drive belt auto-tensioner.
(1) Securely insert the spindle handle or ratchet handle with a 12.7 mm insertion angle into the jig hole of the drive belt auto-tensioner.
(2) Rotate the drive belt auto-tensioner clockwise and align hole A with hole B.
(3)
caution To reuse the drive belt, draw an arrow indicating the rotating direction (clockwise) on the back of the belt using chalk, etc.
Insert an L-shaped hexagon wrench, etc. into the hole to fix and then remove the drive belt.

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINTS



>>A<< COOLING FAN AND COOLING FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION


Temporarily tighten the mounting nuts of the cooling fan clutch and cooling fan pulley, and install the drive belt. Then, tighten the mounting nuts to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 11 ± 1 N·m

>>B<< DRIVE BELT INSTALLATION




1.
caution
  • To reuse the drive belt, install it while aligning the arrow mark on the backside of belt marked at the removal with the rotating direction.
  • Check if there is no deviation of the drive belt at the angle pulley.
  • Check if the drive belt is installed onto the centre of the flat face of the flat pulley.
Install the drive belt to each pulley as shown in the figure.

2.Securely insert the spindle handle or ratchet handle with a 12.7 mm insertion angle into the jig hole of the drive belt auto-tensioner.
3.Turn the alternator drive belt auto-tensioner clockwise slightly and remove the L-shaped hexagon wrench that is used to fix the drive belt auto-tensioner.
4.Apply tension to the drive belt while slowly turning the spindle handle or ratchet handle, which was rotating the drive belt auto-tensioner, anti-clockwise.