Suzuki Engine 2002 GRAND VITARA SQ625, Service Manual

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6A1-36 ENGINE MECHANICAL (G16 ENGINE)
Check clearance by using gaging plastic.
The procedure is as follows.
1) Clean housing and camshaft journals.
2) Install camshaft to cylinder head.
3) Place a piece of gaging plastic the full width of journal of
camshaft (parallel to camshaft).
4) Install camshaft housing referring to Step 7) of “Installation”
under “Rocker Arms, Rocker Arm Shaft and Camshaft” in
this section.
5) Tighten camshaft housing bolts in such order as indicated in
figure a little at a time till they are tightened to specified
torque.
Tightening torque
Camshaft housing bolt
(a) : 11 N·m (1.1kg-m, 8.0 lb-ft)
6) Remove housing and using scale (2) on gaging plastic (1)
envelope, measure gaging plastic width at its widest point.
Camshaft journal clearance
Standard : 0.040 – 0.082 mm (0.0016 – 0.0032 in.)
Limit : 0.12 mm (0.0047 in.)
If measured camshaft journal clearance exceeds limit, measure
journal (housing) bore and outside diameter of camshaft journal.
Replace camshaft or cylinder head assembly whichever the differ-
ence from specification is greater.
Camshaft journal bore diameter
Standard : 28.000 – 28.021 mm (1.1024 – 1.1031 in.)
Camshaft journal outside diameter
Standard : 27.939 – 27.960 mm (1.1000 – 1.1007 in.)
NOTE:
Do not rotate camshaft while gaging plastic is installed.