ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-37
Check clearance by using gaging plastic.
The procedure is as follows.
1) Clean housing and camshaft journals.
2) Install camshaft to cylinder head.
3) Place a piece of gaging plastic the full width of journal of cam-
shaft (parallel to camshaft).
4) Install camshaft housing referring to “INSTALLATION” of the fol-
lowing page.
5) Tighten camshaft housing bolts in such order as indicated in fig-
ure a little at a time till they are tightened to specified torque.
Tightening Torque
(a): 11 N
.
m (1.1kg-m, 8.0 lb-ft)
NOTE:
Do not rotate camshaft while gaging plastic is installed.
6) Remove housing and using scale (2) on gaging plastic (1) enve-
lope, measure gaging plastic width at its widest point.
Standard Limit
Journal
clearance
0.040 – 0.082 mm
(0.0016 – 0.0032 in.)
0.12 mm
(0.0047 in.)
If measured camshaft journal clearance exceeds limit, measure
journal (housing) bore and outside diameter of camshaft journal.
Replace camshaft or cylinder head assembly whichever the dif-
ference from specification is greater.
Item
Standard
Camshaft Journal bore dia.
28.000 – 28.021 mm
(1.1024 – 1.1031 in.)
Camshaft journal O.D.
27.939 – 27.960 mm
(1.1000 – 1.1008 in.)