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Positioning camshaft.
Positioning camshaft bearing.
Detail of positioning bearing against shoulder C.
C
A
B
3.17.16 COUPLING CAMSHAFTS
TO CYLINDER HEAD AND
PHASING
Couple the bearings to the camshafts and lubri
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cate them with motor oil.
Widening the timing chain, insert the exhaust
camshaft upon whose gearwheel the timing
chain must be placed. It is advisable already in
this phase to position the shaft so that the re
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ference notches
A
are horizontal with the cams
facing upwards according to the approximate
direction
B
.
Lift the camshaft slightly and move the bearing
so that it is flush with the shoulder
C
.
Having carried out the above-mentioned po
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sitioning, rest the camshaft on the cylinder
head.