Toyota Tundra. Manual — part 2237

c. Hold the hexagonal portion of the camshaft with a wrench and loosen the bolt.

Fig. 267: Removing Camshaft Bolts
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d. Remove the 2 bolts. Then with the No. 1 and No. 2 chains still connected to the gears, remove the

camshaft timing gear, camshaft timing exhaust gear and crankshaft timing sprocket RH.

e. Remove the No. 1 and No. 2 chains from the gears.

32. REMOVE NO. 2 CHAIN TENSIONER ASSEMBLY

a. Remove the 2 bolts and chain tensioner.

Fig. 266: Removing Camshaft Bolts
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NOTE:

Be careful not to damage the cylinder head with the wrench.

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Fig. 268: Locating No. 2 Chain Tensioner Assembly Bolts
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33. REMOVE CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR KEY

a. Using a screwdriver, remove the 2 timing gear keys from the crankshaft.

Fig. 269: Identifying Timing Gear Keys
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34. REMOVE CAMSHAFT BEARING CAP LH

a. Make sure that the knock pin of the camshaft is positioned as shown in the illustration.

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Fig. 270: Identifying Knock Pin Position
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b. Uniformly loosen and remove the 10 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

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Fig. 271: Identifying Bearing Cap Bolts Loosening Sequence
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c. Uniformly loosen and remove the 18 bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

NOTE:

Uniformly loosen the bolts while keeping the camshaft level.

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