Remove or Disconnect

1. Negative battery cable.

2. Accessory drive belts.

3. Power steering pump mount bolts - lay pump aside.

4. Body ground strap.

5. Front end sheet metal diagonal brace (R.H.).

6. Install engine support fixture - J28467-A per Service Manual.

7. Upper front engine mount to body bolts (2).

8. Raise vehicle.

9. Right front wheel.

10. Right front brakeline-to-body bracket.

11. Right front wheelhouse engine splash shield.

12. Flywheel/flexplate cover.

13. Crankshaft pulley (have assistant hold flywheel).

14. Rear engine mount to bracket nuts and mount thru bolts.

15. Rear transaxle strut - automatic transaxle only (as applicable).

16. Lower front engine mount to body bolt (leave mount attached to engine)

17. Retaining bolts from right side front suspension support (6).

18. Retaining bolts from left side front suspension support (6).

19. Drain engine oil (remove oil filter).

20. Lower vehicle.

21. Transaxle mount thru bolt.

22. Lower engine/transaxle assembly with engine support fixture.

23. Raise vehicle.

24. Front cover - do not distort.

Clean

- Front cover and engine sealing surface:.

25. Align crankshaft/camshaft timing marks on gears.

26. Drill hole on the camshaft centerline (8 mm drill, 1/2 inch deep).

CAUTION:
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES TO AVOID EYE DAMAGE.

IMPORTANT!
USE CARE WHEN DRILLING AND TAPPING CAM GEAR TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE CAMSHAFT COVER OIL PAN OPENING WITH RAGS TO PREVENT CHIPS FROM FALLING INTO PAN

27. Tap the 8 mm hole with a 3/8-16-NC bottoming tap.

IMPORTANT!
AVOID BUILD-UP OF CHIPS. BACK OUT THE TAP EVERY FEW TURNS AND REMOVE CHIPS.

28. Centre punch and dull (2) 3 mm pilot holes in the metal hub of the cam gear (180 degrees apart)

IMPORTANT!
USE CARE TO AVOID DRILL WANDER THAT COULD DAMAGE CAMSHAFT.

29. Enlarge pilot holes with 5.5 mm drill; 1/4 inch deep

30. Tap 5.5 mm holes with 1/4-28-NF bottoming tap.

31. Drill a hole no larger than 1 mm (.040 in.) in the front oil gallery plug. This provides improve lubrication to the timing gears.

Clean

- Oil pan of debris.

Cam gear with J24420-B - do not move cam or crank.

Inspect

- Thrust plate for scuffing and/or grooving. If evident, install new thrust plate, spacer ring, and key. Thrust plate-to-block bolts torque 10 N. (90 in.lbs.).

IMPORTANT!
LUBRICATE FRONT THRUST PLATE SURFACE WITH CLEAN ENGINE OIL