Removing and installing crankcase guide rail - RA05001203400X(05-3400)
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Preceding work:
Timing case cover (24) removed (01-2100) .
| Crankshaft sprocket (1) | mark with coloured dot relative to timing chain (4). |
| All camshafts (5), (6), (10) and (12) | rotate with wrench (25) 104 589 01 01 00 in direction of rotation of camshaft, beginning at right exhaust camshaft (5) (slacken timing chain) (4). |
| Tensioning spring (19), tensioning rail, oil pump chain (14) | remove from guiding rail (13), insert (arrow). |
| Guiding rail (13) | pull off guiding rail pins (20 and 21). |
| Guiding rail (13) | install, pay attention to coloured marking. |
NOTE:
The plastic liner (sliding surface) is clipped into the guiding rail (13) and can be replaced individually. The bearing pin (21) is knocked into the crankcase. Projection 40 mm.
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