9.8.2 - REPLACING THE V-BELT
To replace the timing belt, proceed as follows:
1. Switch the machine off.
2. Open the right-hand bonnet with the relevant spanner supplied with the machine.
3. Loosen the adjustment screws (B) using a 12mm spanner;
4. Remove the old belt by passing it between the reversible fan blades and the radiator
shroud;
5. Insert the new belt by passing it between the reversible fan blades and the radiator shroud.
Place the belt onto the three pulleys;
6. Use a lever to move the alternator in order to tension the belt;
7. Screw up and tighten the screws (B) with a 23 Nm torque,
8. Check the belt tension (A): press the belt with a force of 98 Nm in one of the points
indicated (X) or (Y);
The correct deflection of the new belt at each position is:
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