How to service and repair the camshaft on 2005 Toyota Tacoma?

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The camshaft (2TR-FE) service and repair begins with removing the negative battery cable followed by eliminating 4 bolts from the engine under cover sub-assembly Number One. The service requires draining engine coolant then separating the following elements to access the cylinder head cover sub-assembly: radiator support to frame seal LH, fan shroud, air cleaner cap sub-assembly, intake air connector, ignition coil connectors along with throttle with motor body connector, VSV connector, camshaft position sensor connector, engine wire harness clamps, ignition coils and 19 bolts and 2 nuts. Following the removal of 2 guide-bolts with an O-ring the timing chain guide can be taken out. Next, moving onto the camshaft extraction process requires setting the No.1 cylinder at TDC/compression while aligning crankshaft pulley timing mark with "0" before marking the timing chain plates and using an adjustable wrench to hold the hexagonal lobe on the No.2 camshaft while loosening the bolt which is followed by using a 10 mm socket hexagon wrench to remove the head straight screw plug. A screwdriver should be used to lift the chain tensioner stopper plate before rotating the No.2 camshaft clockwise by a small amount to push the plunger into position using a 3.0 mm (0.118 inch) diameter bar. Proceed with the camshaft timing gear removal process by uniformly loosening the 21 bearing cap bolts and afterward extracting the camshaft oil delivery pipe and O-ring before removing the camshaft bearing caps. Secure the chain with an appropriate tie to block external objects from accessing the engine compartment. Clamp the camshaft into a vise before you cover its oil paths with vinyl tape and puncture the tape to check the camshaft timing gear motion under air pressure when removing the fringe bolt. Place the camshaft timing gear on its position before gently pressing it while tightening the fringe bolt to 78 Nm (795 kgf-cm, 58 ft. lbs.). Mount the camshaft by treating it with clean engine oil and guiding the timing chain toward the camshaft timing gear before placing each camshaft bearing cap correctly with its O-ring installed. Begin by checking the specified bolt installation order then examine the timing marks before placing in the timing chain. Still one would need to integrate the timing chain guide alongside its new O-ring followed by placing the cylinder head cover sub-assembly with seal packing before torquing every bolt and nut according to specifications. The procedure requires reinstalling the intake air connector followed by the air cleaner cap sub-assembly and fan shroud then radiator support to frame seal LH while reconnecting the negative battery terminal before engine coolant addition and leak check for proper installation of engine under cover sub-assembly No. 1.

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