Fusion L4-2.3L VIN Z (2006)
16. Remove the upper timing hole plug from the engine front cover.
17. Reposition the special tool to the slot on the rear of the intake camshaft only.
18. NOTE: By releasing the ratcheting mechanism in the timing chain tensioner it allows the plunger to collapse and create slack in the timing chain.
Installing an M6 x 30 mm (1.18 inch) bolt into the upper front cover timing hole will lock the tensioner arm in a retracted position and allow
enough slack in the timing chain for removal of the exhaust camshaft gear.
Using a small pick tool, release the timing chain tensioner ratchet through the lower front cover timing hole.
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Have an assistant rotate (using the flats of the camshaft) the exhaust camshaft clockwise to collapse the timing chain tensioner plunger.
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Insert an M6 x 30 mm (1.18 inch) bolt into the upper front cover timing hole to hold the tensioner arm in the retracted position.
