Fitting and tensioning the belt

Loosen the nut fixing the tensioner and remove the timing drive belt.

Fitting and tensioning the belt

1. Fit the timing drive belt (checking that the alignments for the removal have been maintained) starting from the crankshaft drive gear and proceeding in an anti--clockwise direction.

The belt should be fitted with the arrows pointing in the direction of rotation of the engine.

2. Fit part 1860745300 on tool 1860745100, then positionthe weight without the knurled part 65 mm away on the millimetric rod and lock it in place. Fit the tool produced in this way on the belt tensioner as shown in the diagram and, acting on the joint, position the millimetric rod on the horizontal plane and lock the joint fixing bolt. Let the belt bed in by rotating the crankshaft through two revolutions in its direction of rotation and lock the belt tensioner by tightening it to the recommended torque.

NOTE During this last phase the millimetric rod may move away from the horizontal plane; if this is the case the joint must be adjusted again and the operation repeated.

Refit the components removed previously, suitably reversing the order of the operations described for the removal.