Trooper S V6-3.5L (1998)
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IMPORTANT:
The single dot on the camshaft gears must be aligned with their corresponding marks on the idler gear. Also, do not remove the 5mm bolt holding the
sub-gear, until the camshaft journal caps are installed and the bolts are torqued.
9.
Install the camshaft journal retaining caps and torque (10 Nm, 8 lb ft).
IMPORTANT:
The camshaft journal caps are numbered to prevent mis-matching. However, pay close attention when installing the caps on the odd bank cylinders.
because the cap arrows will face the front of the cylinder head.
Figure 7
10.
Place a small amount of RTV sealer on the head surface where the cap contacts the head surface.
11.
Repeat Steps 3-5 for even bank cylinders.
12.
Align the left bank idler shaft marks (Refer to figure 3).
13.
Pre-load the sub-gear assemblies (Refer to figure 4).
14.
Install the even bank camshafts and pre-lube the cam lobes using a suitable molybdenum assembly grease (Refer to figure 5).
15.
Install the camshaft journal retaining caps and torque (10 Nm, 8 lb ft).