Cam Chain Removal & Installation: Removal

NOTE:  Keep the cam chain away from magnetic fields.

• 1. Right Front Wheel - Remove
• 2. Splash Shield - Remove
• 3. Cylinder Head Cover - Remove 
• 4. No. 1 Piston at Top Dead Center (Crank Side) - Set

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  1. Turn the crankshaft so its white mark (A) lines up with the pointer (B).

• 5. No. 1 Piston at Top Dead Center (Cam Side) - Set

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  1. Set the No. 1 piston at top dead center (TDC). The punch mark (A) on the VTC actuator and the punch mark (B) on the exhaust camshaft sprocket should be at the top. Align the TDC marks (C) on the VTC actuator and the exhaust camshaft sprocket.

• 6. VTC Oil Control Solenoid Valve - Remove 
• 7. Rocker Arm Oil Control Valve - Remove 
• 8. Crankshaft Pulley - Remove 
• 9. Side Engine Mount - Remove 
• 10. Cam Chain Case - Remove

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  1. Remove the cam chain case (A) and the spacer (B).

• 11. Cam Chain Auto-Tensioner - Remove

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  1. Loosely install the crankshaft pulley

  2. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise to compress the cam chain auto-tensioner.

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  3. Rotate the crankshaft counterclockwise to align the holes on the lock (A) and the cam chain auto-tensioner (B), then insert a 1.2 mm (3/64 in) diameter pin (C) into the holes. Turn the crankshaft clockwise to secure the pin. NOTE:  If the holes in the lock and the cam chain auto-tensioner do not align, continue to rotating the crankshaft counterclockwise until the holes align, then install the pin.

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  4. Remove the cam chain auto-tensioner.

• 12. Cam Chain Guide B - Remove

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• 13. Cam Chain - Remove

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  1. Remove cam chain guide A, the cam chain tensioner arm (B), and the cam chain tensioner sub arm (C)

  2. Remove the cam chain (D).