Malibu V6-3.6L (2010)
Timing Chain: Service and Repair
Secondary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Replacement - Left Side
Secondary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Replacement - Left Side
Removal Procedure
1. Remove the engine front cover. Refer to Engine Front Cover Replacement (See: Timing Cover/Service and Repair).
2. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain tensioner. Refer to Secondary Timing Chain Tensioner Removal - Right Side (See:
Service and Repair/Overhaul/17. Secondary Timing Chain Tensioner Removal - Right Side).
3. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain shoe. Refer to Secondary Camshaft Drive Chain Shoe Removal - Right Side (See: Service
and Repair/Overhaul/18. Secondary Camshaft Drive Chain Shoe Removal - Right Side).
4. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain guide. Refer to Secondary Timing Chain Guide Removal - Right Side (See: Service and
Repair/Overhaul/19. Secondary Timing Chain Guide Removal - Right Side).
5. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain. Refer to Secondary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Removal - Right Side (See:
Service and Repair/Overhaul/20. Secondary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Removal - Right Side).
6. Remove the primary camshaft drive chain tensioner. Refer to Primary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Tensioner Removal (See: Service and
Repair/Overhaul/21. Primary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Tensioner Removal).
7. Remove the primary upper camshaft drive chain guide. Refer to Primary Timing Chain Guide Removal - Upper (See: Service and
Repair/Overhaul/22. Primary Timing Chain Guide Removal - Upper).
8. Remove the primary camshaft drive chain. Refer to Primary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Removal (See: Service and Repair/Overhaul/24.
Primary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Removal).
9. Remove the right bank camshaft intermediate drive chain idler. Refer to Timing Chain Idler Sprocket Removal - Right Side (See: Service and
Repair/Overhaul/25. Timing Chain Idler Sprocket Removal - Right Side).
10. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain tensioner. Refer to Secondary Timing Chain Tensioner Removal - Left Side (See: Service
and Repair/Overhaul/26. Secondary Timing Chain Tensioner Removal - Left Side).
11. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain shoe. Refer to Secondary Camshaft Drive Chain Shoe Removal - Left Side (See: Service
and Repair/Overhaul/27. Secondary Camshaft Drive Chain Shoe Removal - Left Side).
12. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain guide. Refer to Secondary Timing Chain Guide Removal - Left Side (See: Service and
Repair/Overhaul/28. Secondary Timing Chain Guide Removal - Left Side).
13. Remove the left bank camshaft intermediate drive chain idler. Refer to Timing Chain Idler Sprocket Removal - Left Side (See: Service and
Repair/Overhaul/30. Timing Chain Idler Sprocket Removal - Left Side).
14. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain. Refer to Secondary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Removal - Left Side (See: Service
and Repair/Overhaul/29. Secondary Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Removal - Left Side).
15. Clean and inspect all of the camshaft timing drive components. Refer to Camshaft Timing Drive Components Cleaning and Inspection (See:
Service and Repair/Overhaul/65. Camshaft Timing Drive Components Cleaning and Inspection). Replace components as necessary.
Installation Procedure
