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Inspection and Verification: Notes

NOTE: Under no circumstances should the accessory drive belt, tensioner or pulleys have any fluids or belt dressing applied to them as damage to the belt material and tensioner damping mechanism may occur.
  1. Verify the customer concern by operating the system.
  2. Visually inspect for obvious signs of mechanical damage.
    VISUAL INSPECTION CHART

    Mechanical
    • Drive belt cracking/chunking/wear
    • Belt/pulley contamination
    • Incorrect accessory drive belt
    • Incorrectly routed accessory drive belt
    • Pulley misalignment or excessive pulley runout
    • Loose or mislocated hardware
    • Loose accessory drive belt
    • Damaged pulleys
    • Tensioner arm misalignment