Timing Belt Tension Adjustment - Chrysler Sebring 2004 Service Manual

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TIMING BELT AND SPROCKETS (Continued)
(2) Set camshafts timing marks together by align-
ing notches on sprockets (Fig. 116).
Fig. 116 Camshaft Timing Marks
1 - ALIGN CAMSHAFT SPROCKET TIMING MARKS TOGETHER
2 - CENTERLINE
(3) Rotate crankshaft 1/2 tooth counterclockwise
from TDC (Fig. 117).
Fig. 117 Adjusting Crankshaft Sprocket for Timing
1 - TDC REFERENCE MARK
2 - 1/2 NOTCH LOCATION
3 - TDC MARK
(4) Install the timing belt. Starting at the crank-
shaft, go around the water pump sprocket, idler pul-
ley, camshaft sprockets, and finally route the back
side of the timing belt around the timing belt ten-
sioner pulley.
Belt
(5) Move crankshaft sprocket to TDC to take up
belt slack.
(6) Insert a 6 mm Allen wrench into the hexagon
opening located on the top plate of the belt tensioner
pulley. Rotate the top plate COUNTERCLOCK-
WISE. The tensioner pulley will move against the
belt and the tensioner setting notch will eventually
start to move clockwise. Watching the movement of
the setting notch, continue rotating the top plate
counterclockwise until the setting notch is aligned
with the spring tang (Fig. 118). Using the allen
wrench to prevent the top plate from moving, torque
the tensioner lock nut to 30 N·m (22 ft. lbs.). Setting
notch and spring tang should remain aligned after
lock nut is torqued.
Fig. 118 Timing Belt Tension Adjustment
1 - ALIGN SETTING NOTCH WITH SPRING TANG
2 - TOP PLATE
3 - 6mm ALLEN WRENCH
4 - LOCK NUT
5 - SETTING NOTCH
6 - SPRING TANG
(7) Remove allen wrench and torque wrench.
NOTE: Repositioning the crankshaft to the TDC
position must be done only during the CLOCKWISE
rotation movement. If TDC is missed, rotate a fur-
ther two revolutions until TDC is achieved. DO NOT
rotate crankshaft counterclockwise as this will
make verification of proper tensioner setting impos-
sible.
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