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Part 1




Camshaft














Removal

NOTICE: During engine repair procedures, cleanliness is extremely important. Any foreign material, including any material created while cleaning gasket surfaces, that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan may cause engine failure.

All camshafts

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

2. Recover the A/C system.

3. Remove the cowl panel grille.

4. Detach the brake booster vacuum hose retainer from the strut tower brace.





5. Remove the 4 nuts (2 shown) and the strut tower brace.





6. Release the fuel system pressure.

7. Remove the engine Air Cleaner (ACL) and ACL (Air Cleaner) outlet pipe.

8. Remove the battery tray.

9. Disconnect the engine wiring harness electrical connector.





10. Remove the nut and disconnect the 2 power feed wires from the positive battery terminal.





11. Remove the nut and disconnect the ground cable from the negative battery terminal.





12. Drain the cooling system.

13. Remove the LF wheel and tire.

14. Remove the accessory drive belt and the power steering belt.

15. Remove the 3 pushpins, 7 screws and the front valance.





16. Disconnect the power steering cooler tube located at the left front subframe and drain the power steering fluid into a suitable container.





17. Remove the nut and disconnect the A/C tube.
- Discard the O-ring seal and gasket seal.






18. Remove the nut and the A/C tube.
- Discard the O-ring seal and gasket seal.






19. Remove the degas bottle.

20. Disconnect the vacuum hose and the Evaporative Emission (EVAP) tube from the upper intake manifold.





21. Detach the EVAP (Evaporative Emission) tube pin-type retainer from the upper intake manifold.





22. Remove the EVAP (Evaporative Emission) canister purge valve.

23. Disconnect the PCM and engine harness electrical connectors.
- Detach the wiring harness retainer.






24. Disconnect the 2 PCM electrical connectors.






25. Remove the engine wiring harness retainer from the bulkhead.
1. Push the wiring harness retainer tab in.

2. Slide the wiring harness up and out of the bulkhead.






26. Disconnect the upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose and 2 heater hoses from the thermostat housing.





27. Disconnect the transaxle control cable from the control lever.





28. Disconnect the transaxle control cable from the shift cable bracket and detach the wiring harness pin-type retainer.





29. If equipped, detach the engine block heater harness from the radiator support.

30. Disconnect the A/C pressure switch and remove the nut and disconnect the upper A/C tube from the condenser.
- Discard the O-ring seal.






31. Disconnect the fuel supply tube from the fuel rail.





32. Detach the engine wiring harness retainer.





33. Detach the wire harness retainer from the RH valve cover stud bolt.





34. Remove the bolt and the ground cable from the engine.





35. Disconnect the hose from the power steering reservoir.





36. NOTE: Use a steering wheel holding device (such as Hunter(R) 28-75-1 or equivalent).
Using a suitable holding device, hold the steering wheel in the straight-ahead position.






37. NOTE: Apply the brake to keep the halfshafts from rotating.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the RH and LH halfshaft nuts.
- Do not discard at this time.






38. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Using the Front Wheel Hub Remover, separate the RH and LH halfshaft from the wheel hubs.






39. Remove the 2 lower scrivets from the rubber shield and position the shield aside.





40. Remove the bolt from the RH brake hose bracket.





41. NOTICE: Do not allow the intermediate shaft to rotate while it is disconnected from the gear or damage to the clockspring may occur. If there is evidence that the intermediate shaft has rotated, the clockspring must be removed and recentered. For additional information, refer to Restraints and Safety Systems &/or Air Bag Systems.

NOTE: Index-mark the steering column shaft position to the steering gear for reference during installation.
Remove the bolt and disconnect the steering column shaft from the steering gear.
- Discard the bolt.






42. Remove the 4 Y-pipe-to-catalytic converter nuts.
- Discard the nuts.






43. Remove the 2 Y-pipe flange nuts.
- Detach the exhaust hanger and remove the Y-pipe.

- Discard the gaskets and nuts.






All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicles

44. NOTE: Index-mark the driveshaft for installation.
Remove and discard the 4 bolts and support the driveshaft with a length of mechanic's wire.






All camshafts

45. Remove the drain plug and drain the engine oil.
- Install the drain plug and tighten to 27 Nm (20 lb-ft).






46. Remove and discard the engine oil filter.





47. Remove the Power Steering Pressure (PSP) tube bracket-to-steering gear bolt.





48. Remove the bolt, rotate the clamp plate clockwise and disconnect the PSP (Power Steering Pressure) tube from the steering gear.
- Discard the O-ring seal.






49. Remove the engine roll restrictor-to-subframe through bolt and loosen the engine roll restrictor-to-transaxle bracket through bolt.





50. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the upper stabilizer link nuts.






51. NOTE: The hex-holding feature can be used to prevent turning of the stud while removing the nuts.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the tie-rod end nuts.
- Separate the tie-rod ends from the wheel knuckles.






52. NOTICE: Suspension fasteners are critical parts because they affect performance of vital components and systems and their failure may result in major service expense. New parts must be installed with the same part number or equivalent part, if replacement is necessary. Do not use a replacement part of lesser quality or substitute design. Torque values must be used as specified during reassembly to make sure of correct retention of these parts.

NOTICE: Use care when releasing the lower arm and knuckle into the resting position or damage to the ball joint seal or Constant Velocity (CV) boot may occur.

NOTE: Use the hex-holding feature to prevent the stud from turning while removing the nut.

NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove and discard the lower ball joint-to-wheel knuckle nuts.
- Separate the lower ball joints from the wheel knuckles.






53. Using a wax pencil, mark the relationship of the front subframe to the underbody at the mounting locations.

54. Position the Powertrain Lift under the subframe assembly.





55. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the subframe bracket-to-body bolts.






56. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the rear subframe bolts and the subframe brackets.






57. NOTE: RH shown, LH similar.
Remove the front subframe bolts.






58. Lower the subframe assembly from the vehicle.

59. Pull the RH wheel knuckle outward and rotate it toward the rear of the vehicle.
- Secure the RH wheel knuckle assembly.






60. Remove the 2 intermediate shaft bracket nuts.





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