General Motors 4-CYL Engines: Camshaft: Removal

1. Drain cooling system and remove radiator. Remove front grille assembly. Remove valve cover and loosen all rocker arm nuts. Rotate rocker arms to side and withdraw all push rods.
2. Remove coil, side cover and all valve lifters. Remove front engine cover as previously outlined. Rotate engine until timing marks on camshaft gear and crankshaft gear are aligned. Remove distributor, noting position of rotor. Remove two camshaft thrust plate screws and carefully pull camshaft out front of engine to remove.

Fig 1: CAMSHAFT THRUST PLATE SCREWS

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