Rodeo LS 4WD V6-3.2L (1998)
Timing Belt: Service and Repair
Camshaft Subgear Preloading, Gear Timing & Camshaft Install.
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CAMSHAFT SUBGEAR PRELOADING, GEAR TIMING, AND CAMSHAFT INSTALLATION
NOTE:
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The V6 engine has a "non-interference" design. This means the valves never contact the pistons, even when the valves or camshafts are not
correctly timed, or even if a valve is fully open and its piston is at top dead center (TDC).
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The ratio between the camshaft drive gear and the camshaft gears is 1.33 to 1. This means the timing dots on a correctly timed camshaft will only
align with the dots on the camshaft drive gears every 4th turn of the camshaft pulley.
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The left and right intake camshafts are different. On the cam lobe side of the camshaft gear, the left intake camshaft is marked "LI," and it has
dual timing dots; the right intake camshaft is marked "RI," and it has a single timing dot.
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The left and right exhaust camshafts are the same. On the cam lobe side of the camshaft gear, both camshafts are marked "LE" and "RE and both
have dual timing dots and a single dot.
1. Before you install the camshafts, preload the subgears (preloading must be done whenever you remove the bearing caps from a camshaft):
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Make sure the spring is installed between the camshaft gear and the subgear.
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With the camshaft held in a soft-jawed vise, attach the gear spring lever (T/N J-42656) to the subgear, then turn the subgear until its threaded
hole lines up with the hole in the camshaft gear.
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Lock the subgear to the camshaft gear with a 5 x 0.5 mm bolt through either side of the gear hole.
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Preload the subgears on the other camshafts.
