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DISASSEMBLY — Disassembly Note (Camshaft pulley, Camshaft cap)

B2-63prose procedure

LH and RH cylinder head bolt loosening sequences shown separately.

Disassembly Note

Camshaft pulley

  1. 1
    Hold the camshaft by using a wrench on the cast hexagon.
    Drawing of the camshaft pulley area with a wrench held on the cast hexagon of the camshaft to hold it while removing the pulley bolts. An arrow points to the hexagon.
  2. 2
    Remove the camshaft pulley bolts.
  3. 3
    Remove the camshaft pulleys.

Camshaft cap

  1. 1
    Align the camshaft knock pin as shown to reduce the pressure of the HLA.
    When the front camshaft lobe is pressing on the HLA, removing the camshaft caps can damage the cylinder head thrust journal support.
    RH cylinder head: drawing showing alignment of the camshaft knock pin position to reduce HLA pressure.
  2. 2
    Loosen the front camshaft cap bolts in five or six steps in the order shown.
    Front camshaft cap bolt loosening order for LH (callouts 1,3,5,4,2) and RH (callouts 2,4,3,1) cylinder heads, loosened in five or six steps.
  3. 3
    Remove the front camshaft cap.
  4. 4
    Loosen the camshaft cap bolts in five or six steps in the order shown.
    Remove the thrust cap only after removing all camshaft caps. Otherwise, the thrust cap can be damaged.
    RH cylinder head camshaft cap bolt loosening order (numbered 1 through 16 across the cap row) including the THRUST CAP location; remove thrust cap only after all other camshaft caps.
  5. 5
    Remove the camshaft caps.
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