Timing Chain No. 1: Installation
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- Ensure crankshaft key is facing upward, matching mark on block. Install crankshaft sprocket. See Figure. Install idler sprocket shaft. Coat sprocket shaft and sprocket bore with oil. Install idler sprocket. Install timing chain No. 1 by aligning Dark Blue plate of 1st timing chain and mark on idler sprocket. Match Yellow plate of timing chain with mark on crankshaft timing sprocket (facing downward). Install timing chain tensioner.
- Push plunger into tensioner adjuster body and hold in place using a stopper pin inserted into tensioner body. Install timing chain tensioner adjuster No. 1. Pull stopper pin from adjuster No. 1. Install timing chain guide No. 1. Ensure Dark Blue and Yellow plate of timing chain match with marks on sprockets. See Fig 1. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure. For installation of timing chain No. 2, see TIMING CHAIN NO. 2 .