Removal (2.0L SOHC)

Remove A/C and power steering hose mounting bracket. Support engine and remove upper engine mount located near timing belt cover. Remove all drive belts and drive pulleys from crankshaft and water pump.
Remove tensioner pulley bracket. Remove upper timing belt cover and gasket. Remove timing belt lower cover and gasket, noting bolt length and location. Remove crankshaft sprocket bolt access cover. Remove crankshaft sprocket bolt and washer.
Rotate engine clockwise to align timing mark on camshaft sprocket with mark on cylinder head. Loosen timing belt tensioner adjustment bolt and move tensioner toward water pump. Tighten bolt to secure tensioner. Remove front timing belt.
Remove camshaft sprocket. On Galant, remove oil pump sprocket access plug from cylinder block. Insert 8 mm Phillips screwdriver to block left silent shaft. See Fig 1-Fig 3 . Remove oil pump sprocket nut to remove sprocket.
On all models, remove front crankshaft sprocket and flange. Remove rear timing belt tensioner assembly. Remove rear timing belt. Remove right silent shaft sprocket with spacer. Remove rear crankshaft sprocket with key and inner cover.

Fig 1: Holding Silent Shaft In Stationary Position Silent shaft should be repositioned if screwdriver fails to insert 2.4" (60 mm).

Fig 2: Removing Oil Pump Sprocket (Galant)

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Fig 3: Left Oil Pump Silent Shaft (Pickup)

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