Did I write all that? Dang. I don't have digital pics of that area. Undeveloped photos on an instamatic camera I do have. (I'll have them developed as at least one of those pics show the intake camshaft backlash gear in a relaxed state prior to removal.)
I'll be checking the clearances before the Dahlonega trip and the Nikon will be clicking away.
The shop manual is a must (as in it being a really big help).
The bearing caps are a bear to break loose. I was told to use a manual impact driver or an air impact wrench. I got by the first time without either. The bearing caps have torx headed bolts. I forget the size, but purchase a set of these that are of very high quality. Who was it that had to helicoil one of the bearing cap threads? Was that grump?
Shims When working out the math, use the shim size that will give you the clearance you want. That is why I say use a feeler guage calibrated primarily in metric units. The other ones have too much of a mm skip to be useful.
Shims start at a thickness of 2.000mm,
increment by 0.025mm to a
max thickness of 3.200mm.
That means we have 49 choices of shims to chose from. Don't settle for one of the 25 or so sizes your dealer may have in stock.
Good luck with the work beanache. You should not have any problems.
