Removal And Installation: Camshaft: Removing

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-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER .

-- Remove the fuel filter. Refer to Description and Operation .

-- Remove the toothed belt for the camshaft and high pressure pump, refer to TOOTHED BELT .

-- Remove the cylinder head cover, refer to CYLINDER HEAD COVER .

-- Remove the camshaft sprocket bolts -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Camshaft Pulley Securing Bolts

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-- Remove the camshaft sprocket from the hub.

-- Counter hold the hub with the Camshaft Gear Counter-Holder T10051 and loosen the hub bolt -1-.

Fig 2: Identifying Camshaft Gear Counter-Hold T10051

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-- Remove the hub bolt with approximately 2 turns.

-- Attach the Puller T10052 and align it with the hub openings.

Fig 3: Identifying Puller T10052

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-- Tighten the bolts -1-.

-- Steadily fasten the puller -2- to place the hub under tension until the hub is loosened from the taper of the camshaft.

NOTE: Hold onto the valve stem removal tool with a 30 mm wrench.

-- Remove the hub from the camshaft cone.

-- Remove the vacuum pump VACUUM PUMP .

-- Remove the bearing frame bolts in the sequence -24- to -1-.

Fig 4: Identifying Bearing Frame Bolts/Nuts Tightening Sequence

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-- Remove the bearing frame.

-- Carefully remove the camshaft.