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TIMING CHAIN — Installation (Cont'd)

EM-25prose procedure
Continued from EM-24

Installation (Cont'd)

Timing chain installation (cont'd)

  1. 26
    Apply liquid gasket to the rubber in the distributor bracket aperture, as shown. Two 20 mm (0.79 in) wide sealant beads.
    Rocker-cover gasket sealant application detail. Top: distributor bracket aperture cross-section showing gasket and two 20 (0.79) mm wide sealant beads applied on either side of the rubber aperture. Bottom: plan view of the same gasket area with the two sealant strips visible. Labels: Gasket, Plan view, Sealant. Unit: mm (in).
    UEM034
  2. 27
    Fit the rocker cover to the cylinder head.
    Rocker cover top view (Nissan-stamped) with bolt-tightening sequence positions ①–⑩ around the cover perimeter. Caption: 'Tighten in numerical order.'
    NEM050
  3. 28
    Tighten the bolts in the correct order, as shown.
  4. 29
    Recheck bolts.
  5. 30
    Check a third time.
  6. 31
    Install all spark plugs.
  7. 32
    Install engine front mounting bracket.
  8. 33
    Install front exhaust tube.
  9. 34
    Install the front and side splashguards.
  10. 35
    Install front right wheel.
  11. 36
    Install air cleaner.
  12. 37
    Install and correctly tension the alternator and power steering drive belts. Refer to MA section for correct tension.
Distributor bracket aperture sealant strip widthTwo strips on rubber
20 (0.79)mm (in)
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