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| Remove
cam gear bolts and cam gears making sure to not lose the keys
for the cam gear |
Cam
gear key |
Loosen
all valve adjusting screws. Use special tool or if not available, use
a 10mm wrench and flat blade screwdriver |
Remove
all bolts on camshaft holder plate and remove |
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on the holder plate - HF1 marking is for intake side of engine - HF2
is for exhaust side. Arrow should point to timing belt side of motor |
Note
on the camshaft holder - I is for intake side E is for exhaust - They
are numbered starting from the timing belt end |
Remove
all holders, you may need to gently (do not damage them) pry to pull
them up and off. It should now look like this |
Note
differences in the rocker shaft orifices |
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| Screw
in a small bolt to extract the orifice by pulling upward |
Remove
dowel pin and O-ring |
Remove
the (3) distributor mounting bolts and remove distributor. Remove
camshafts |
Note
that the intake cam has a slot for the distributor drive |
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| Remove
the VTEC solenoid valve and rocker shaft sealing bolt. |
Remove
water neck assembly |
Insert
a 12mm bolt into rocker shaft orifice to help remove |
Slowly
slide rocker shaft out of engine while removing each set of rocker
arms. Note - do 1 set at a time (only slide shaft out a little) and
use a rubber band to hold the pieces together |
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| As
you remove each rocker assembly, organize it so that it can be
installed in the same position for re-assembly. Note which shaft is
for which side of motor |
Insert
right-angle pick tool and gently pull up on lost-motion assembly for
each cylinder. Make note of location. |
Head
loosening sequence. Loosen bolts 1/3 turn in sequence until all are
loose. |
You
can use a magnetic pickup tool to remove the head bolts from the head |
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Lift
head straight up and remove. It should now look like this. |
Your
head is there, ready for port work, valves, or a really cool
paper-weight |
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