G35 Sedan 2WD V6-3.5L (VQ35DE) (2005)
a. Pull lever down and release plunger stopper tab.
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Plunger stopper tab can be pushed up to release (coaxial structure with lever).
b. Insert stopper pin into tensioner body hole to hold lever, and keep tab released.
NOTE: Allen wrench [2.5 mm (0.098 inch)] is used for a stopper pin as an example.
c. Insert plunger into tensioner body by pressing slack guide.
d. Keep slack guide pressed and hold it by pushing stopper pin through the lever hole and body hole.
e. Turn crankshaft pulley clockwise so that timing chain on the timing chain tensioner (primary) side is loose.
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Remove mounting bolts and remove timing chain tensioner (primary).
CAUTION: Be careful not to drop mounting bolts inside chain case.
10. Remove water pump as follows:
a. Remove three water pump mounting bolts. Secure a gap between water pump gear and timing chain, by turning crankshaft pulley
counterclockwise until timing chain looseness on water pump sprocket becomes maximum.