wheel torque RENAULT ESPACE 2000 J66 / 3.G Technical Note 3426A Workshop Manual
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Engine and transmission assembly
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10-3
Engine and transmission assembly
Parts to order: high pressure circuit plugs kit 
Part No.: 77 01 206 381. SPECIAL TOOLING REQUIRED
Mot. 1390 Universal mounting
Mot. 1410 Tool for unlocking the snap 
couplings in the refrigerant 
circuit
Dir. 1282 -01 Spanner for undoing the 
steering rack union
Dir. 1282 -02 Spanner for undoing the 
steering rack union
ESSENTIAL SPECIAL TOOLING
Two-post lift 
Safety pad or belts 
TIGHTENING TORQUES (in daN.m)
Shock absorber base mounting bolts 
Ø M16 x 200 20
Driveshaft gaiter mounting bolt   2.5
Wheel bolts  10
Engine tie-bar bolts 10
Suspended mounting bolt to gearbox   5.5 to 6.5
Rubber suspended mounting nut to 
the front left side member   5.5 to 8
Mounting bolt for front right 
suspended mounting cover to engine   6.2
Mounting bolt for the movement 
limiter of the upper front right hand 
suspended engine mounting  10.5
Mounting nut for the rubber pad on 
the front right suspended engine 
mounting cover   3 to 4.5  
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Accessories belt
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111TOP AND FRONT OF ENGINE
Accessories belt
REMOVAL
Put the vehicle on a two post lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Remove: 
–the front right wheel,
–the front right wheel arch,
–the lower engine cover.
Using a ring spanner, turn the tensioner axle clockwise to release the belt and 
insert a tool (e.g.: Allen key) to lock the tensioner in this position.
REFITTING
Replace the accessories belt.
NOTE: never refit a belt once it has been removed, but replace it.
Refitting is the reverse of removal.TIGHTENING TORQUES (in daN.m)
Wheel bolts  10
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11 - 1  
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Timing belt
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11 - 2
Timing belt
REMOVAL
Disconnect the battery.
If necessary, place the vehicle on a two-post lift.
Remove the right-hand side member soundproofing.
Remove the travel limiter linkage.
Turn the steering to full right-hand lock.
Remove the front right wheel arch cover. Adjust the engine cylinder n˚ 1 to top dead centre 
(marking (1) on the crankshaft pulley) and pin the 
crankshaft after removing the cap (A). SPECIAL TOOLING REQUIRED
Mot. 1390 Engine and transmission 
assembly mounting tool
Mot. 1536 TDC setting pin
Mot. 1534 Inlet camshaft timing/locking 
tool
Mot. 1537 Exhaust camshaft timing/
locking tool
TIGHTENING TORQUES (in daN.m)
Tensioner nut    2.6
Fixed roller nut   3.3
Timing cover bolt   1
Suspended mounting limiter bolt 10.5
Suspended mounting cover bolt   6.2
Wheel bolts  10
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Timing belt
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Tighten:
–the tension wheel bolt (8),
–the camshaft timing sprocket bolts (9) to a torque of 
1 daN.m.
Remove the camshaft timing tools Mot. 1534 and 
Mot. 1537 and the TDC pin Mot. 1536.
Rotate the crankshaft through two revolutions in a 
clockwise direction (timing side).
Pin the crankshaft to top dead centre (the top dead 
centre mark on the crankshaft accessories pulley must 
be in the vertical axis of the engine).
Fit the camshaft timing tools Mot. 1534 and 
Mot. 1537.
Check that the tab of Mot. 1537 moves vertically 
without constraint.
Undo the camshaft timing sprocket bolts by a 
maximum of one turn. Checking the timing and the tension
Undo the tension wheel bolt (8) while holding the 
eccentric with a 6 mm Allen key.
Pivot the tension wheel eccentric clockwise, until the 
surface (10) of the tab (11) is aligned with the 
upper surface (12) of tool 1537.  
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Timing belt
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Tighten:
–bolt (8) of the tension wheel to a torque of 2.5 daN.m,
–the camshaft timing sprocket bolts (9) to a torque of 
1 daN.m.Remove the camshaft timing tools Mot. 1534 and 
Mot. 1537 and the TDC pin Mot. 1536.
Refit the cap in the TDC pin opening applying 
RHODORSEAL 5661 to the thread and by tightening 
to a torque of 2.2 daN.m.
Refitting is the reverse of removal.
To refit the right-hand suspended mounting, you must 
consult section 19 "Suspended mountings".
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