Camshafts Removal and Installation

Camshaft

Material:

Material

Removal
1. Remove the timing drive components.
2. Remove the bolts, washers, camshaft sprockets and spacers.
3. Remove the bolts and the camshaft bearing caps.
4. Remove the camshafts.





5. Clean and inspect the camshaft bearing caps.
^ One of the bearing caps contains an oil flow restriction groove. Make sure the groove is free of foreign material.

Installation
1. Lubricate the cylinder head camshaft journals with clean engine oil.
2. Install the camshafts.
3. Lubricate the camshaft bearing caps with clean engine oil.
4. Position the camshaft bearing caps and install the bolts finger tight.





5. Tighten the bolts in the sequence shown to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).
6. Install the spacers, camshaft sprockets, washers and bolts. Tighten the bolts in 2 stages.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten an additional 90 degrees.

7. Install the timing drive components.