Camshafts Or Camshaft Bearing, Removing And Installing For Cylinder Bank 1 (Right): Removing

-- Remove the camshaft timing chain for the intake camshaft. Refer to CAMSHAFT TIMING CHAIN, REMOVING FROM CAMSHAFTS .

• Secure crankshaft -1- in "Top Dead Center (TDC)" position using :T40237  .

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-- Check the camshaft "TDC" position:

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• The intake camshaft -1- must be able to be stopped with the :T40060  .
• The bolt -arrow- in the :T40060  must be perpendicular to the center axis of the camshaft.
• The exhaust camshaft -2- must be positioned so that the groove -arrow B- runs parallel above the joint -arrow A- between the thrust bearing and the bearing cap.

-- Mount the :T40096  onto the teeth of the intake camshaft so that one arm of the clamping tool engages in one sprocket half.

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• The wider arm must engage into the wider half of the sprocket.

-- Tension the tensioning tool with the thumb wheel until the tooth faces align.

-- Remove the :T40060  .

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-- Screw in two camshaft chain sprocket bolts with five turns each into the threaded openings of the camshaft as shown in the illustration.

-- Attach the :T10172  with the :T10172/5  to both of the bolts and turn the camshafts approximately 30° counterclockwise -arrow- until the groove -arrow A- in the camshaft points vertically towards the cylinder head sealing surfaces -arrows B-.

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-- Loosen the bearing cap bolts in the following sequence: -12 to 1-.

Fig 1: Camshaft External Bracket Loosening Specifications

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-- Carefully remove the bearing cap and the camshafts.