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Camshaft Oil Seal(S): Removal

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  1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
  2. Remove cooling fan and fan drive viscous clutch assembly. Refer to RADIATOR - FAN - VISCOUS .
  3. Remove accessory drive belt (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
  4. Remove fan support (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE/RADIATOR FAN - REMOVAL) .
  5. Remove vibration damper.
  6. Remove outer timing belt cover (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN COVER(S) - REMOVAL) .
    CAUTION: Before removing the timing belt the engine must rotated to 90° ATDC, or the 3 O'clock position. Failure to do so could result in valve and/or piston damage during reassembly. (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING - STANDARD PROCEDURE) .
  7. Remove timing belt (Refer to ENGINE/VALVE TIMING/TIMING BELT/CHAIN AND SPROCKETS - REMOVAL) .
  8. Using VM.1085, remove both camshaft gears. See Fig 1.
    Fig 1: VM.1085 CAMSHAFT LOCKING TOOL
    GC0026125Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  9. Remove both camshaft oil seals using special tool VM.1058.