Honda Civic Service Manual page 148

Gamshaft
Inspection
NOTE:
. Do not rotate the camshaft during inspection.
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Remove the rocker arms and rocker shafts.
1. Put the camshaft and the camshaft holders on the
cylinder head. then tighten the bolts to the specified
toroue.
Spocified torqu€:
8 mm bolts; 20 N.m (2.0 kgf.m t4 lbf.ft)
Apply engin6 oil to tho throads,
6 mm bohs: t2 N.m (1.2 kgf'm 8.7 tbf.ft)
Apply oogine oil to the thleads.
6 mm bolts: @, @ @, @
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2. Seat the camshaft by pushing it toward the rear of
the cylinder head.
3, Zero the dial indicator against the end ofthe camshaft.
Push the camshaft back and fonh, and read the end
ptav.
Camshaft End Play:
Standard {New):0.05 - 0.15 mm
10.002 - 0.006 inl
Sorvice Limit
0.5 mm (0.02 in,
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Remove the bolts, then remove the camshaft hold-
ers from the cylinder head.
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Lift the camshaft out of the cylinder head, wipe it
clean, then inspect the liit ramps, Replace the
c a m s h a f t i f a n y l o b e s a r e p i t t e d . s c o r e d , o r
excessively worn,
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Clean the camshaft bearing surfaces in the cylin-
der head, then set the camshaft back in place.
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Place a plastigage strip across each Iournal.
Install the camshaft holders, and tighten the bolts to
the soecified toroue.
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