Timing Chain and Sprocket

Remove or Disconnect
1. Engine front cover.
2. Oil slinger from crankshaft.
3. Rotate the engine until the timing mark relationship is established.
4. Thrust button and screw securing camshaft sprocket to camshaft. Discard thrust button.
5. Camshaft and crankshaft sprockets with chain attached.

Install or Connect
1. Rotate crankshaft, if required, until timing mark on crank sprocket is positioned straight up.
2. Timing chain over camshaft sprocket.
3. Cam sprocket, crank sprocket and timing chain over crankshaft so that the timing mark relationship is established.
4. Move the camshaft until the dowel pin mates with the index hole in the sprocket position as established in Step 3.
5. Hold camshaft sprocket in position against end of camshaft and press sprocket on camshaft by hand, being sure index pin in camshaft is lined up with index hole in sprocket.
6. Screw securing camshaft sprocket to camshaft.

Tighten
^ Tighten screw to 48 Nm (36 lbs. ft.). It may be necessary to keep the engine from rotating during the torquing procedure.

Important
^ Engine timing has been set so that cylinder #1 is in the firing (T.D.C.) position. When installing the distributor, set the rotor so that cylinder #1 is in the firing position.

7. New thrust button
8. Oil slinger on crankshaft with smaller end of slinger against crankshaft sprocket.
9. Engine front cover.