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Removal Procedure

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  1. Remove the spark plugs in order to ease crankshaft/engine rotation. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
    Fig 1: Identifying Right Bank Secondary Camshaft Drive Chain Tensioner
    G04841528Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  2. Remove the engine front cover. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
  3. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain tensioner. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  4. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain shoe. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN SHOE REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN SHOE REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  5. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain guide. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN GUIDE REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN GUIDE REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  6. Remove the right bank secondary camshaft drive chain. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  7. Remove the primary camshaft drive chain tensioner. Refer to PRIMARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REMOVAL (THIRD DESIGN)  and PRIMARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REMOVAL (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  8. Remove the primary upper camshaft drive chain guide. Refer to PRIMARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN GUIDE REMOVAL - UPPER (THIRD DESIGN)  and PRIMARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN GUIDE REMOVAL - UPPER (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  9. Remove the primary camshaft drive chain. Refer to PRIMARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL (THIRD DESIGN)  and PRIMARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL (FOURTH DESIGN) .
  10. Remove the right bank camshaft intermediate drive chain idler. Refer to CAMSHAFT INTERMEDIATE DRIVE CHAIN IDLER REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and CAMSHAFT INTERMEDIATE DRIVE CHAIN IDLER REMOVAL - RIGHT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
    Fig 2: Identifying Left Bank Camshaft Intermediate Drive Chain Idler
    G04841529Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  11. If you are servicing the left bank camshaft intermediate drive chain idler, perform the following steps:
    1. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain tensioner. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
    2. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain shoe. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN SHOE REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN SHOE REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
    3. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain guide. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN GUIDE REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN GUIDE REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
    4. Remove the left bank secondary camshaft drive chain. Refer to SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and SECONDARY CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
    5. Remove the left bank camshaft intermediate drive chain idler. Refer to CAMSHAFT INTERMEDIATE DRIVE CHAIN IDLER REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (THIRD DESIGN)  and CAMSHAFT INTERMEDIATE DRIVE CHAIN IDLER REMOVAL - LEFT SIDE (FOURTH DESIGN) .
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