Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 1327

9 - 78 ENGINE - 3.7L
VALVE TIMING (Continued)
Fig. 99 CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR REMOVAL/
INSTALLATION
1 - SPECIAL TOOL 8279 TIMING CHAIN WEDGE
2 - CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR
3 - RETAINING BOLT
4 - CYLINDER HEAD
(3) Carefully remove the camshaft drive gear from
the camshaft.
(4) Re-index the camshaft drive gear in the chain
until the V6 mark is at the same position as the V6
mark on the opposite camshaft drive gear.
Fig. 100 CAMSHAFT SPROCKET V6 MARKS (#1 TDC, Exhaust stroke)
1 - LEFT CYLINDER HEAD
(5) Using Special Tool 8428 Camshaft Wrench,
rotate the camshaft until the alignment dowel on the
camshaft is aligned with the slot in the camshaft
drive gear.
CAUTION: Remove
sprocket retaining bolt before reinstalling bolt. Fail-
ure to do so may cause over-torqueing of bolt
resulting in bolt failure.
(6) Position the camshaft drive gear onto the cam-
shaft, remove oil from bolt then install the retaining
bolt. Using Special Tools, Spanner Wrench 6958 with
Adapter Pins 8346 and a suitable torque wrench,
Tighten retaining bolt to 122 N·m (90 ft. Lbs.).
(7) Remove Special Tool 8379.
(8) Rotate the crankshaft two full revolutions, then
verify that the camshaft drive gear V6 marks are in
fact aligned.
(9) Install the cylinder head covers. Refer to Cylin-
der Head Cover in this section.
2 - RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD
excess oil from camshaft
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