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AB
ENG
CAMSHAFTS
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CAUTION:
NOTE:
NOTE:
INSTALLING THE CAMSHAFTS
1. Install:
camshaft sprockets
Be sure to set the sprockets in the specified
position as shown in the figure.
Temporarily tighten the bolts in this stage.
AExhaust side
BIntake side
2. Install:
camshaft (exhaust)
camshaft (intake)
a. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise until
the TDC mark a is aligned with the pickup
coil mark b.
Do not turn the crankshaft during the cam-
shafts installation. Damage or improper
valve timing will result.
b. Fit the timing chain onto both camshaft
sprockets and install the camshafts.
Install the exhaust camshaft 1 first, then the
intake camshaft 2.
Install the camshafts with the punched mark
facing upward.
Keep the timing chain as tense as possible on
the exhaust side.
c. Install the camshaft caps 3 with dowel pins.
Make sure that each camshaft cap is installed
in its original place by reference to its em-
bossed identification mark, as follows:
Intake: I
Exhaust: E
Install the camshaft cap with the arrow mark
pointing towards the right side of the engine.
Temporarily tighten the bolts in this stage.