Porsche 944 User Manual

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944

Engine/Cylinder Head, Valve Drive

15

Installing camshafts

1. Turn engine in direction of rotation by ap-

prox. 45° before ignition TDC (cylinder

1).

2. Lay intake shaft and exhaust camshaft in

the timing chain.

3. Place both camshafts in the timing chain

so

that the cast lugs are alignedwith the

marked links of the chain. Oil the bearing

jounals and place in the bearings

carefully

together with the timing chain.

Note

The distance between the marking on the

intake camshaft and the markingon the

exhaust camshaft amounts to 7 outer chain

links; the distance betweenthe cast lugs

measures approx. 113 mm.

11838

4. Fasten the camshafts to the cylinder

head

with assembly bridges SpecialTool 9248

together with the clamping bolt of Special

Tool 9226.

87/422

5. Install the bearing bridges and bearing

cover af the camshaft. The

bearingbridges

and cover are production-matched to the

cylinder head and must alwaysbe

installed

as a set. Note the identification code and

pairing number.

Tightening torque for bearing bridges

and

cover 20 Nm.

11804

Installing camshafts

Printed in Germany - XVII, 1988

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