*not responsable for your mess ups, go buy a tech manual, use common sense, dont know what your doing dont do it.*
How to: Cam Install
Car: 96-00 Honda Civic SOHC
Tools: 12mm Socket
10mm Socket
Timing Gun
Feeler Guages
1. remove neg batt cable
2. remove valve cover (5 10mm bolts)
3. remove timing belt cover (2 10mm bolts)
4. remove spark plugs (makes it easier to turn crank)
5. set #1 cylinder at TDC (Top Dead Center)
6. remove top 12mm distributor bolt
7. loosen timing belt tensioner and slide timing belt of cam gear
8. loosen rocker bolts in sequence (start in center and work out in a cris cross pattern), do not remove bolts from rocker assembly they help to hold the assembly together (10 12mm bolts and 4 10mm bolts)
9. lift of rocker assembly as one unit
10. remove cam shaft and cam gear
11. if want now clean rocker assembly with break clean
12. remove cam gear off old shaft and install it on new camshaft *don’t forget the key
13. replace the cam seal
14. lube the new camshaft with assembly lube
15. put camshaft in head with timing marks at TDC
16. replace rocker assembly in reverse order and tighten bolts in sequence
17. replace timing belt and tighten back up
18. set valve lash
19. reconnect neg batt cable
20. start car and adjust timing if necessary
How to: Cam Install
Car: 96-00 Honda Civic SOHC
Tools: 12mm Socket
10mm Socket
Timing Gun
Feeler Guages
1. remove neg batt cable
2. remove valve cover (5 10mm bolts)
3. remove timing belt cover (2 10mm bolts)
4. remove spark plugs (makes it easier to turn crank)
5. set #1 cylinder at TDC (Top Dead Center)
6. remove top 12mm distributor bolt
7. loosen timing belt tensioner and slide timing belt of cam gear
8. loosen rocker bolts in sequence (start in center and work out in a cris cross pattern), do not remove bolts from rocker assembly they help to hold the assembly together (10 12mm bolts and 4 10mm bolts)
9. lift of rocker assembly as one unit
10. remove cam shaft and cam gear
11. if want now clean rocker assembly with break clean
12. remove cam gear off old shaft and install it on new camshaft *don’t forget the key
13. replace the cam seal
14. lube the new camshaft with assembly lube
15. put camshaft in head with timing marks at TDC
16. replace rocker assembly in reverse order and tighten bolts in sequence
17. replace timing belt and tighten back up
18. set valve lash
19. reconnect neg batt cable
20. start car and adjust timing if necessary
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