Removing the timing gear pulley

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Fig 1: Identifying Timing Gear Pulley

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Remove the cable duct from its mountings on the right-hand suspension turret.

NOTE:

Do not damage the paintwork.

Hold the cable duct out of the way and remove

the plug at the front of the variable valve timing unit (TX55)
the center screw in the variable valve timing unit (TX55).

Carefully pull out the timing gear pulley with the variable valve timing (VVT) unit.

Timing gear pulleys without variable valve timing units:

Remove the screws and remove the timing belt pulley.

Remove tool 9995452 .