Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 482

(DO NOT TIGHTEN, LOOSEN TENSIONER TENSIONER PULLEY PIVOT BACKING LOCKING PIN PULLEY FASTENER PLATE PIVOT OR REMOVE) BRACKET SIONER PULLEY BOLT TEN- TENSIONER
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(3) Align camshaft timing marks. Loosen timing
belt tensioner fasteners and remove timing belt.
CAUTION: Do not loosen, tighten, or remove the
tensioner pivot bolt (Fig. 44).
Fig. 44 Tensioner Pulley Assembly
CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT TIMING
PROCEDURE AND BELT INSTALLATION
—DOHC ENGINE
(1) When tensioner is removed from the engine it
is necessary to compress the plunger into the ten-
sioner body.
(2) Place the tensioner into a vise and slowly com-
press the plunger (Fig. 45).
CAUTION: Index the tensioner in the vise the same
way it is installed on the engine. This is to ensure
proper pin orientation when tensioner is installed
on the engine.
(3) When plunger is compressed into the tensioner
body install a pin through the body and plunger to
retain plunger in place until tensioner is installed.
Fig. 45 Compressing Timing Belt Tensioner
BENCH VISE (WITH SOFT JAWS) TDCMARK ALIGN CAMSHAFT SPROCKET TIMING
(4) Set crankshaft sprocket to TDC by aligning the
sprocket with the arrow on the oil pump housing,
then back off to 3 notches before TDC (Fig. 46).
Fig. 46 Crankshaft Sprocket Timing
(5) Set camshafts timing marks together by align-
ing notches on sprockets (Fig. 47).
Fig. 47 Camshaft Timing Marks
(6) Rotate crankshaft 1/2 tooth counterclockwise
from TDC (Fig. 48).
(7) Install timing belt in this direction. Starting at
the crankshaft, go around the water pump sprocket,
idler pulley, camshaft sprockets and then around the
tensioner pulley (Fig. 49).
(8) Move crankshaft sprocket to TDC to take up
belt slack. Install tensioner to block but do not
tighten fasteners.
(9) Using a torque wrench on the tensioner pulley
apply 28 N·m (250 in. lbs.) of torque to tensioner
(Fig. 49).
(10) With torque being applied to the tensioner
pulley move the tensioner up against the tensioner
pulley bracket and tighten fasteners to 31 N·m (275
in. lbs.).
MARKS TOGETHER CENTERLINE
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