Chevrolet Equinox Service Manual: Camshaft Installation - Right Side Valvetrain Camshaft

Ensure that the camshaft sealing rings-(1) are in place in the camshaft grooves. Camshaftsealing rings must be in place below the surface of the camshaft journal in orderto avoid being pinched between the cylinder head and the camshaft caps.

Apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the camshaft journals and the right cylinderhead camshaft carriers. Refer toAdhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealersfor recommended lubricant.

Place the right intake and right exhaust camshafts in position in the right cylinderhead.

Position the camshaft lobes in a neutral position with the flats on the back of thecamshafts up and parallel-(1) with the right cylinder head camshaft cover rail.

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Observe the markings on the right cylinder head camshaft bearing caps. Each bearingcap is marked in order to identify its location. The markings have the following meanings:The raised feature-(1) must always be oriented toward the center of the cylinder head.The I indicates the intake camshaft.The E indicates the exhaust camshaft.The number 1, 3, 5 indicates the cylinder position from the front of the engine.Apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the camshaft bearing caps. Refer toAdhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealersfor recommended lubricant.

Apply a liberal amount of lubricant to the camshaft bearing cap-(1) and camshaft thrustsurface-(2). Refer toAdhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealersfor recommended lubricant.

Install the camshaft bearing thrust caps-(1) in the first journal of the right cylinderhead.Install the remaining bearing caps-(2) with their orientation mark toward the centerof the cylinder head.Hand start all the camshaft bearing cap bolts.

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Caution:Refer toFastener Caution.

Caution:This vehicle is equipped with torque-to-yield or single use fasteners. Install a NEWtorque-to-yield or single use fastener when installing this component. Failure toreplace the torque-to-yield or single use fastener could cause damage to the vehicleor component.

Tighten the camshaft bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown and tighten to 10-Y (89-lb-in).Loosen the center intake camshaft bearing cap bolts-(1, 2) and the center exhaustcamshaft bearing cap bolts-(3, 4).Retighten the center camshaft bearing cap bolts-(1, 2, 3, 4) and retighten the camshaftbearing cap bolts to 10-Y (89-lb-in).