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DISASSEMBLY

B-40parts diagram
Continued from B-39

CYLINDER HEAD

Cylinder Head Disassembly

  1. 1
    Disassemble in the order shown in the figure, referring to Disassembly Note.
    OIL SEAL, REPLACE
    O-RING, REPLACE
    Exploded view of cylinder head disassembly with 15 numbered balloon callouts: camshaft pulley (1), camshaft (2), HLA (3), seal plate (4), thermostat housing (5), cylinder head bolt (6), cylinder head (7), cylinder head gasket (8 - REPLACE), valve keeper (9 - SST), valve spring seat upper (10), valve spring (11), valve spring seat lower (12), valve (13), valve seal (14 - SST), valve guide (15 - SST, REPLACE). Replacement notes include 'OIL SEAL, REPLACE' and 'O-RING, REPLACE'.
    05U0BX-099
Parts DiagramFig. fig1
#Part NameNotes
1Camshaft pulleyDisassembly Note page B-41. Inspection page B-59
2CamshaftDisassembly Note page B-41. Inspection page B-52
3HLADisassembly Note page B-41. Inspection page B-54
4Seal plate—
5Thermostat housing—
6Cylinder head boltDisassembly Note page B-41
7Cylinder headInspection page B-48
8Cylinder head gasketREPLACE
9Valve keeperSST. Disassembly Note page B-41
10Valve spring seat, upper—
11Valve springInspection page B-52
12Valve spring seat, lower—
13ValveInspection page B-49
14Valve sealSST. Disassembly Note page B-42. Inspect for wear or damage
15Valve guideSST. REPLACE. Inspection page B-49. Replacement page B-50
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See also

B-42DISASSEMBLYB-48INSPECTION / REPAIRB-49INSPECTION / REPAIRB-50INSPECTION / REPAIRB-52INSPECTION / REPAIRB-54INSPECTION / REPAIRB-59INSPECTION / REPAIR

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