Triumph TR6 PI - Page 60

CAMSHAFT
- Remove and refit
Special tool S341
12.13.01
ENGINE
Removing
1. Remove the radiator grille 76.55.03.
2. Remove the cylinder head 12.29.10.
3. Withdraw the camfollowers, identifying them for
reassembly.
NOTE: Instructions 4 to 6 - Carburetter engines and
Instructions 7
to 11 for P.I. engines.
4. Remove the mechanical fuel pump 19.45.08.
5. Disconnect the tachometer drive and remove the two
nuts securing the pedestal to the cylinder block and
withdraw the ignition distributor and pedestal
complete.
6. Check that the position
of the distributor drive slot is
correct for reassembly purposes and remove the drive
gear.
7. Disconnect the tachometer drive.
8. Slacken the ignition distributor clamp bolt and
remove the distributor.
9. Disconnect the main fuel feed to the metering
distributor.
10. Remove the two nuts and withdraw the pedestal
complete with the metering distributor.
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I. Check that the position of the ignition distributor
drive slot
is correct for reassembly purposes and
remove the drive gear shaft.
12. Remove the timing chain and sprockets 12.65.12.
1'3. Remove the two bolts and withdraw the camshaft
keeper plate.
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14. Remove the two nuts and bolts and disconnect the
L.H. engine mounting from the chassis bracket. Raise
the engine sufficiently
tb withdraw the camshaft
through the grille aperture.
CAUTION: Ensure that before raising the engine the
speedometer cable
is repositioned so that it will not
become trapped between the bell housing and the
bulkhead.
Continued
Triumph TR6 Manual. Part No. 545277 Issue 1
NT2678
12.13.01 Sheet I