Drive Belt: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Undo the air cleaner and move it aside.
2. Relieve the belt tensioner of strain, using a ratchet handle extension, and insert a 6 mm drill, or equivalent, in the hole as shown.

NOTE: Exercise the utmost care to ensure that the belt tensioner does not break at its end position.

3. Take the drive belt off the pulleys.
4. Raise the car, take off the right-hand front wheel, remove the cover and the drive belt.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the drive belt and check its position on all the pulleys.
2. Install the cover and the road wheel.
- Tighten the wheel bolts to: 120 Nm (89 ft. lbs.).
3. Lower the car to the floor.
- Relieve the belt tensioner of strain, using a ratchet handle extension, and remove the drill.
4. Install the air cleaner.
5. Start the engine and run it at idling speed for a short while.
- Then switch it off and check that the drive belt is correctly positioned.