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Originally Posted by Rsnail
In order for me to inspect the rear belt assembly near the firewall I can see that the battery carrier has to be removed and from there it's just about unscrewing the cover if I'm right.
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For access and good visibility, you will probably have to remove the inlet manifold chamber as well. That's quite an involved job in itself.
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And if one of the pulleys has to be replaced, what would the procedure be? Do I have to somehow lock the cams or mark the position of the pulleys for when installing the new one?
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You will be well advised to use the special service tools for belt replacement:
- Flywheel/drive plate locking pin 18G1746A to keep the engine in the 'safe' position.
- 12-175 to hold the rear pulleys stationary whilst you release the fixing bolts. The locking pin previously described is not a safe alternative.
- 18G1747-1 to tension the assembly to enable it to be refitted. Alignment pins 18G 1747-5 are very useful too.
- Use 18G 1747-4 (part of the front sprocket wheel locking tool on aftermarket kits) to reset the exhaust camshaft to its correct position (it will have moved when the belt was released) whilst refitting the assembly.
But my prediction is that you'll find nothing wrong with rear belt and certainly the sprocket wheels (unless incompetent work has been carried out in the past).
Simon