300Tdi Engine Overhaul: Remove Timing Belt
ENGINE
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OVERHAUL
6. Remove timing belt front cover.
7. Remove and discard gasket.
8. Remove and discard crankshaft front oil seal
from timing belt front cover.
9. Temporarily fit crankshaft pulley bolt to
crankshaft.
Manual gearbox
10. Remove plug from bottom of flywheel housing.
11. Rotate crankshaft clockwise using crankshaft
pulley bolt until tool LRT-12-044 can be
located in slot in flywheel.
CAUTION: Do not rotate crankshaft
anti-clockwise and do not use camshaft or
fuel injection pump gear bolts to rotate
crankshaft.
Automatic gearbox
12. Rotate crankshaft clockwise using crankshaft
pulley bolt until tool LRT-12-044 can be
inserted through hole in engine plate and into
slot in drive plate.
CAUTION: Do not rotate crankshaft
anti-clockwise and do not use camshaft or
fuel injection pump gear bolts to rotate
crankshaft.
