How to remove the camshaft on 2008 Toyota Solara?

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The first step to remove the camshaft from the 2AZ-FE engine includes disconnecting the front wheel RH and both front fender apron seal RH as well as engine cover sub-assembly No.1, spark plug and ventilation hose and ventilation hose No.2 and engine wire. The procedure starts with removing the bolt from the cylinder head cover sub-assembly but before moving on you need to disconnect the engine wire harness clamp followed by removing the bolts along with the two nuts which is required to separate the cylinder head cover and gasket. Place paint marks on the timing chain after aligning its groove with the timing mark 0 of the timing chain cover by turning the crankshaft pulley to TDC/compression. The procedure requires removing the No.1 chain tensioner assembly by unfastening its 2 nuts while keeping in mind to never rotate the crankshaft bare without the tensioner present. Begin with wrenches to secure the No.2 camshaft before loosening the bolt and then removing the bearing cap bolts in particular order to take off five caps to raise the No.2 camshaft along with the removal of its sprocket bolt. The camshaft timing sprocket combination with the timing chain must be disconnected from the No.2 camshaft before sprocket separation from the timing chain occurs. When performing camshaft removal it becomes essential to loosen bearing cap bolts according to the specified sequence while removing caps until the camshaft can be removed. The timing chain should be secured with a string to avoid dropping any components into the timing chain cover. To operate the camshaft timing gear assembly researchers should place the No.1 camshaft inside a vise to stop rotation before applying vinyl tape over every path except the advanced path. They should then use compressed air at 150 kPa (1.5 kgf/cm, 21 psi) through the advanced port and wipe away any oil with a shop rag. Inspection must confirm free hand movement of the camshaft timing gear toward its advanced angle side. The fringe bolt on the camshaft timing gear requires removal but other 4 bolts should remain intact for reuse if planning to reinstall the gear. Initially free the straight pin lock before reinstalling the timing gear.

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