2004 INFINITI FX35 Service Manual

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CAMSHAFT
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7. Remove secondary timing chain tensioner from cylinder head.
Remove chain tensioner with its stopper pin attached.
NOTE:
Stopper pin w

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Using inside micrometer, measure inner diameter “A” of cam-
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Calculation of Camshaft Journal

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2. Measure camshaft sprocket runout with dial indicator. (Total indi-
cator reading)
If it exceeds the limit, replace camshaft sprocket.

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INSTALLATION
1. Install secondary chain tensioners on both sides of cylinder
head.
Install chain tensioner wit

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4. Install camshaft brackets.
Remove foreign material completely from camshaft bracket
backside and from cylinder head installation face

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5. Tighten camshaft brackets in the following steps, in numerical
order as shown in the figure.
a. Tighten No.

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Rotate crankshaft pulley clockwise to align timing mark
(grooved line without color) with timing indicator.
Make sure No. 1 cylinder in

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No. 1 cylinder at compression TDC
c. Rotate crankshaft by 240° clockwise (when viewed from front) to
align No