FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove timing belt. Refer to Removal and Installation.
2. Remove timing belt idler pulley.

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3. Hold camshaft sprocket with Special Tool 6847 while removing bolt (Fig. 65). Remove both cam sprockets.

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4. Remove rear timing belt cover fasteners and remove cover from engine (Fig. 66).

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5. Remove lower bolt attaching timing belt tensioner assembly to engine and remove tensioner as an assembly (Fig. 67).

INSTALLATION

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1. Align timing belt tensioner assembly to engine and install lower mounting bolt but do not tighten. To properly align tensioner assembly-install one of the engine bracket mounting bolts (M10) 5 to 7 turns into the tensioner's upper mounting location.
2. Torque the tensioner's lower mounting bolt to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.). Remove the upper bolt used for tensioner alignment.
3. Install rear timing belt cover and fasteners.
4. Install timing belt idler pulley and torque mounting bolt to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).

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5. Install camshaft sprockets. Use Special Tool 6847 to hold sprockets, torque bolts to 101 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
6. Install timing belt.