Withdrawal
2. Apply the handbrake, then jack up the front of the vehicle and place it on axle stands. Remove the engine compartment bottom shield and disengage the front locking lug.
3. Remove the front bumper as described in Section 11.
4. Remove both headlights (see Section 12).
5. Disconnect the cable from the hood lock, then unscrew the bolts of the cross member from the side panels of the engine compartment and the front brackets and remove it.
6. If the toothed drive belt cannot be replaced, put a mark on it indicating the direction of rotation. When installing, the belt must be oriented so that it rotates in the same direction.
7. Unscrew and remove the thermoviscous fan. To do this, insert a thin wrench behind the fan and unscrew the fixing nut. Also remove the fan shroud.
8. Keep a pin handy to lock the tension mechanism (it must be inserted into the hole in the mechanism after removing the drive belt).
9. With a wrench on the existing washers, turn the tensioner clockwise, then insert the pin into the hole.
10. Remember the correct location of the drive belt, then pull it off the pulleys and roller and remove it from the engine.
Installation
11. Install the drive belt over the pulleys and roller, making sure it is in the guide grooves.
12. Using a wrench, turn the tensioner clockwise and remove the lock pin, then slowly release the tensioner, making sure that the belt ribs are in the pulley grooves.
13. Install the fan and tighten the fixing nut.
14. Install the cross member and connect the cable.
15. Install the headlights as described in Section 12.
16. Install the front bumper (see Section 11).
17. Install the bottom shield, then lower the vehicle to the ground.
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