CamGears Honda Installation Guide
This installation guide should be used in conjunction with a authorized Honda / Acura factory service manual and the installation should be performed by a trained automotive technician.
‘Supplied Hardware:
Timing Gear Pulley - 2
Camshaft Key (OEM Honda) - 2
SS 1/4-28 SHCS-12
Tools Required:
Automotive Tool Set (Metric) -1
Allen Wrench Set (Standard) -1
1. Carefully removed stock timing belt according to instructions in factory manual. Rotate crankshaft to TDC position and remove stock timing gears and camshaft keys. Completely remove stock timing gear dust guard behind the gears (do not reinstall).
2. Install new factory OEM keys on to the camshafts. Slide the timing gear disc in alignment with the camshaft keys, completely on to shafts, install and torque the pulley bolt aid washer to the end of the shaft, to factory specifications. See Assembly Clawing.
3. Race timing gear pulleys on to timing gear disc and align the key way center mark on the timing gear disc with the zero mark on the timing gear pulley. Fas- ten the gear pulley to the gear disc with the 12 -1/4 SHCS and washers (six on each timing gear). Torque the SHCS evenly. See Figure 1.0
4. Align the TDC marks between the exhaust and intake timing gears and insure the “UP” arrow is faring upwards. See Figure 1.0
5. Install the timing belt tightly in the sequence shown in Figure 2.0. (1)-timing belt drive pulley (crankshaft) to (2) - Adjustment pulley to (3) - Water pump pulley to (4) - Intake camshaft pulley to (5) - Exhaust camshaft pulley.
6. Loosen and retighten the adjusting bolt to tension the belt. Rotate the crank-shaft about 3 to 5 turns counterclockwise so that the belt positions on the pulleys.
7. Check the crankshaft pulley and the camshaft pulleys are at TDC position (See Figures 1.0 & 3.0)
8. If a camshaft pulley is not positioned at TDC, remove the timing belt and adjust the positoning. Insure TDC postioning of camshaft and crank pulleys and reinstall the timing belt. Adjust the timing belt tension according to factory specifications.
9.0 Torque the SHCS securing the timing gear pulley to the timing gear disc evenly. (SHCS must be torqued equally to insure non-slip operation)
10.0 Start vehicle in stock timing adjustment mode (zero adjustment) to insure proper operation of vehicle. To adjust power curve, be sure to baseline the vehicle at no adjustment. Loosen SHCS and make adjustment- Re-torque SHCS. Test vehicle at different timing mark adjustments at a proper vehicle testing facility.
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