4kq cam/lifter job

[Brian Devlin]

The screwdriver trick is to take a big screwdriver, hold it against
the little metal post on the drivers side of the cam sprocket and
push it into the teeth of the cam sprocket. This should hold the cam
while you remove the bolt. I've done several times with no problem,
but some people have had trouble with it. I think if you use a long
breaker bar on the bolt you can put more strength into holding the
screwdriver.
The oil seal might be fine, but for $5 you can make sure (of course,
that's the same idea that led me from a bad rotor to removing the
front diff from my truck, but that's a story for another mailing
list).
-Brian

>Thanks for all the replies!  I didn't see any bearings in the Bentley,
>but I figured if there was bearing caps there should be bearings too.
>Live and learn.  By "cam seal (gasket)" I meant the valve cover gasket.
>That's definitely getting replaced.  Sounds like the oil seal needs to
>be replaced as well.  I'll have to look through some service records to
>determine if the timing belt and water pump have ever been replaced.
>
>Brian, what's the "screwdriver trick" for removing the cam gear?  Thanks
>again, everybody!
>
>Aaron
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