Special tools required:

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11 9 470. See 11 9 470 SUPPORT

(cylinder bank 7 to 12)

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove left cylinder head cover. See 11 12 005 Removing and Installing/Sealing Left Cylinder Head Cover (N73)
Remove inlet and exhaust adjustment unit on left side. See 11 36 047 Removing and installing/replacing inlet and exhaust VANOS on left side (N73)
Remove left intermediate lever. See 11 37 012 Removing and Installing/Replacing Left Intermediate Levers (N73)

IMPORTANT: Used rocker arms may only be reused in the same position.
Remove rocker arms of inlet camshaft and set aside in neat order.

Place bearing bracket with inlet camshaft and eccentric shaft as illustrated on special tool 11 9 470. See 11 9 470 SUPPORT

Fig 1: Identifying Inlet Camshaft

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Rocker arms (1) are now freely accessible.

Installation:

Rocker arm (1) is attached with a spring clamp on hydro - element.

Before installing bearing bracket, make sure rocker arms (1) are correctly positioned.

Observe rocker arm tolerance classes as illustrated (1 to 4).

IMPORTANT: Only rocker arms of the same tolerance class may be fitted in each cylinder on the inlet side.

Fig 2: Identifying Rocker Arm

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Assemble engine.

Installation:

Clean all bearings and cams of inlet camshaft and lubricate with engine oil.