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Removal (Right)

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  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Remove rear valve cover. See VALVE COVERS . As a precaution, rotate the crankshaft counterclockwise to 60 degrees Before Top Dead Center (BTDC) position to prevent valve/piston contact.
  2. Remove the timing belt and gears and discard camshaft gear bolt. See TIMING BELT & GEARS .
    CAUTION: Ensure that the camshaft is not under the load front lifter(s) and that the camshaft comes out of bearing seat evenly.
  3. Loosen the camshafts bearing cap bolts sequentially starting from the center and moving outwards in a spiral direction. Remove the camshaft bearing cap bolts.
    NOTE: Note the marks on the bearing caps. The bearing caps for the rear side (CYL 1, 3, 5) cylinder head are marked with an "L" followed by a number. See Fig 2.
    NOTE: The intake camshaft is marked with the letter "A" and the exhaust camshaft is marked with the letter "E".

    Remove the camshaft bearing caps. Remove the camshaft with seal attached. Remove the camshaft seal.

  4. If the valve lifters are being serviced, remove the lifters. See HYDRAULIC VALVE LASH ADJUSTERS (IN-VEHICLE) . Clean all bearing and sealing surfaces.
Fig 1: Loosening Camshaft Gear
G00221688Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Fig 2: Identifying Right Cylinder Head Camshaft Bearing Cap Locations
G00294045Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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