Camshaft, Removing And Installing: Removing

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

-- Remove the upper toothed belt guard.

-- Turn the crankshaft in the direction of engine rotation and move the camshaft sprocket to TDC cylinder 1.

The marking on camshaft sprocket must line up with the arrow on toothed belt guard -arrows-.

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-- Loosen the tensioning roller and remove the toothed belt from the camshaft sprocket.

-- Then turn the crankshaft slightly backward.

-- Remove the camshaft sprocket. To loosen the bolt, hold the camshaft sprocket firmly using the :3415 .

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-- Remove woodruff key from the camshaft.

-- Remove the cylinder head cover.

-- Remove bearing caps 5, 1 and 3 first. Loosen bearing caps 2 and 4 in alternation and in diagonal sequence.

NOTE:

The numbers are stamped into the bearing cap.