626 ES V6-2.5L DOHC (1997)
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Hold the camshaft by using a wrench on the cast hexagon of the camshaft as shown.
CAMSHAFT DISASSEMBLY NOTE
1. Inspect the camshaft end play.
CAUTION: When the camshaft lobe is pressing on the tappet removing the camshaft caps can damage the cylinder head thrust journal support.
2. Loosen the front camshaft cap bolts in two or three steps in the order shown.
3. Remove the front camshaft caps.
4. Loosen the camshaft cap bolts in two or three steps in the order shown.
CAUTION: Remove the thrust caps only after removing all camshaft caps. Otherwise, the thrust caps can be damaged.
5. Remove the camshaft caps.
CYLINDER HEAD DISASSEMBLY NOTE