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Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley

Install the bolt and washer. Using the special tool to hold the crankshaft pulley, tighten the bolt in 4 stages:

Stage 1: Tighten the bolt to 120 Nm {12.2 kgf-m, 89 ft-lbf}.
Stage 2: Loosen the bolt one full turn.
Stage 3: Tighten the bolt to 50 Nm {5.1 kgf-m, 37 ft-lbf}.
Stage 4: Tighten the bolt an additional 90 degrees.