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The bolts may not come out all the way, but the length of the studs should allow you to pull the bracket out with the bolts still in the bracket.ĩ. Remove the bracket that holds the right-side mount assembly. If the marks are not lined up, put the crank bolt back in and turn the engine one revolution to line them up.Ĩ. There is a small pin on the face of crankshaft sensor wheel and bump on the oil pump housing, (see Photo 5a) and at both camshafts (mark on the face of the sprockets, small depressions on the inner front cover) See Photo 5b. Check the timing marks at the crankshaft. Also remove the outer guide washer from the crankshaft and make note of how it goes on (concave side out).ħ. Removing the power steering bracket, as noted earlier, allows the lower cover to come out easier as well. By releasing the clips and pulling up on the engine harness, a little more room is available to get the upper cover out.
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With the pulley removed, you can now remove the upper and lower front covers. I like to align the pulley timing marks with the timing tab on the front cover (see Photo 4) before I remove anything, just to have a good reference for the timing marks.Ħ. Spray some penetrating oil on the end of the shaft and pulley and either wiggle the pulley off the crank, or use the proper puller to carefully remove the crankshaft pulley. We all know that you can use a pulley holding tool and a breaker bar, but an impact wrench will easily remove the bolt, in most cases.ĥ. Note: This is not where the thermostat lives.Ĥ. There is also a short bracket that goes to the base of the housing that holds the cooling system cap. Again, the alternator bolt doesn’t need to be removed, just loosened and pulled out enough to twist the support bracket out. Remove the engine strut, front mount bracket and the support bracket to the alternator bolt (see Photo 3). By removing the adjusting bracket for the power steering pump and loosening the upper pivot bolt for the pump (it doesn’t need to be removed, just pulled out about a half inch), a slot in the pump bracket will allow you to drop the pump out of the way.ģ. Remove the accessory belts by loosening their adjusting bolts and brackets. The small panel that provides access to the crankshaft pulley is held in place by two bolts and a push-pin that isn’t visible on all models.Ģ. Remove the right-front wheel and fender liner panel (see Photo 2).