11 31 Camshaft

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CAMSHAFT TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS (1AZ - 14AZ)

	Type	Thread	Tightening specification	Measure
1AZ Camshaft bearing cap	All	M6		10 N.m.
	All	M7		14 N.m.
	All	M8		20 N.m.
2AZ Sprocket to camshaft	M20 / M21 / M40	M10		65 N.m.
3AZ Sprocket to camshaft flange	M60 / M62	M6		15 N.m.
	All / others	M6		10 N.m.
	M50 / M52 / M52TU / M54 / M56 / S52 / S50 US / M50 / VANOS	M7
			Application torque	5 N.m.
			Jointing torque	20 N.m.
	All / others	M7		15 N.m.
4AZ Sprocket to camshaft	M51 / M41 / M47 / M57	M12x1.5	Replace screws
			Jointing torque	20 N.m.
			Torque angle	35°
	M47TU / M57TU	M12x1.5	Replace screws
			Jointing torque	20 N.m.
			Torque angle	50°
	M67	M12x1.5	Replace screws
			Jointing torque	20 N.m.
			Torque angle	90°
5AZ Toothed shaft to inlet camshaft	M52 / S52 / S50 US / M50 / VANOS	M14x1.5
			Jointing torque	40 N.m.
			Torque angle	60°
6AZ Flange to camshaft	M30			145 N.m.
7AZ Screw plug for chain tensioner	M50 / S50 US / S62	M22x1.5		50 N.m.
	All / others	M22x1.5		40 N.m.
8AZ Cylinder for chain tensioner plunger	M67	M22x1.5		45 N.m.
	N40 / N42 / N45 / N46 / N62 / N73	M22x1.5		65 N.m.
	M50 / M52 / M52TU / M54 / M56 / S52 / S50 US	M26x1.5		70 N.m.
	All / others	M26x1.5		50 N.m.
9AZ Bearing flange on engine block	M60	M6		13 N.m.
10AZ Reversing rail on engine block	M62 / S62	M6 /M7		14 N.m.
11AZ Screw-in pin on camshaft	All	M7		20 N.m.
Nut on screw-in pin	All	M6		10 N.m.
12AZ Bearing pin for sliding and tensioning rails	M41 / M47 / M47TU / M51 / M57 / M57TU	M16x1.5		20 N.m.
	M67	M16x1.5		26 N.m.
13AZ Signal disk to camshaft	S62 / S54	M16x1.5		50 N.m.
14AZ Sensor gear to camshaft	N62 / N73	M14x1.5		30 N.m.