Chrysler Town & Country/Voyager, Dodge Caravan, Plymouth Voyager. Manual — part 306
(3) Inspect drive belt for wear and damage (Fig. 5).
(4) Installation: Adjust belt tension to 5/16 deflection
between pulleys (Fig. 6).
(5) Install breaker bar into 1/2 square opening in
tensioner.
(6) Rotate tensioner counterclockwise to remove and
install belt (Fig. 7).
ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET
REMOVAL
(1) Remove air conditioning compressor to mounting
bracket screws and lay compressor aside (Fig. 4).
(2) Remove screws attaching air conditioning com-
pressor mounting bracket and adjustable drive belt
tensioner from block and engine mounting bracket.
Remove both assemblies.
(3) Remove steering pump/alternator belt tensioner
mounting bolt and remove automatic belt tensioner.
(4) Remove two steering pump to engine mounting
bracket screws and one rear support lock nut.
(5) Lay power steering pump aside.
(6) Raise vehicle and remove right inner splash
shield (Fig. 8).
(7) Remove crankshaft drive pulleys and torsional
damper (Fig. 9).
(8) Lower vehicle and place a jack under engine.
(9) Separate engine mount insulator from engine
mount bracket (Fig. 10). Raise engine slightly.
(10) Remove engine mount bracket (Fig. 10).
(11) Remove timing belt covers (Fig. 11).
TIMING BELT INSPECTION—IN VEHICLE
(1) Remove the upper front outer timing belt cover
by loosening the three attaching bolts. (Fig. 11).
(2) Inspect both sides of the timing belt drive & back.
Replace belt if any of the following conditions exist.
• Hardening of back rubber back side is glossy with-
out resilience and leaves no indent when pressed with
fingernail.
Fig. 6 Air Conditioning Belt
Fig. 7 Alternator/Power Steering Belt
Fig. 8 Right Inner Splash Shield—Typical
Fig. 9 Crankshaft Drive Pulleys
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• Cracks on rubber back.
• Cracks or peeling of canvas.
• Cracks on rib root.
• Cracks on belt sides.
• Missing teeth.
• Abnormal wear of belt sides. The sides are normal if
they are sharp as if cut by a knife (Fig. 12).
(3) If none of the above conditions are seen on the
belt, the belt cover can be reinstalled.
TIMING BELT SERVICE
REMOVAL
(1) Mark belt running direction for installation (Fig.
14).
(2) Loosen timing belt tensioner bolt (Fig. 16) and
remove timing belt.
(3) Remove crankshaft sprocket flange shield (Fig.
9).
CAMSHAFT SPROCKETS
REMOVAL
(1) Hold camshaft sprocket with Spanner Tool
MB990775 loosen and remove bolt and washer (Fig.
15).
(2) Remove camshaft sprocket from camshaft.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place camshaft sprocket on camshaft.
(2) Install bolt and washer to camshaft. Using Span-
ner Tool MB990775 hold camshaft sprocket and torque
bolt to 95 N
Im (70 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 15).
TIMING BELT TENSIONER
(1) Install timing belt tensioner and tensioner
spring.
(2) Hook spring upper end to water pump pin and
lower end to tensioner bracket with hook out (Fig. 16).
(3) Turn timing belt tensioner counter-clockwise full
travel in adjustment slot and tighten bolt to tempo-
rarily hold this position (Fig. 17).
Fig. 10 Right Engine Mount and
Engine Mount Bracket
Fig. 11 Timing Belt Covers
Fig. 12 Timing Belt Inspection
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Fig. 13 Timing Belt System
Fig. 14 Timing Belt EFngine Sprocket Timing
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INSTALLATION—TIMING BELT
(1) Install timing belt on crankshaft sprocket first
and while keeping belt tight on tension side (Fig. 14)
install belt on the front (radiator side) camshaft
sprocket.
(2) Then, install on the water pump pulley and on
the rear camshaft sprocket and finally on the timing
belt tensioner.
(3) Apply rotating force to the front camshaft
sprocket in opposite direction to tension the belt ten-
sion side and check that all timing marks are lined up
(Fig. 14).
(4) Install crankshaft sprocket flange (Fig. 13).
(5) Loosen tensioner bolt and allow spring to tension
timing belt.
(6) Turn crankshaft two full turns in clockwise di-
rection. Turn smoothly and in clockwise direction
ONLY.
(7) Again line up the timing marks on the sprockets
and tighten the timing belt tensioner locking bolt to 25
N
Im (250 in. lbs.) torque.
(8) Reassembly belt covers, engine Bracket, Insula-
tor, crankshaft pulleys, accessories and accessory drive
belts in reverse order.
Fig. 15 Camshaft Sprockets
Fig. 16 Timing Belt Tensioner
Fig. 17 Positioning Belt Tensioner
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