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Installation (3.8L)

  1. Install Synchro Positioning Tool (303-630) on the camshaft synchronizer by rotating the tool until it engages the notch in the camshaft synchronizer housing and the armature. See Fig 1.
  2. Install camshaft synchronizer housing assembly so the arrow on the Install Synchro Positioning Tool (303-630) is 54 degrees from centerline of the engine. See Fig 2.
  3. Install and tighten synchronizer hold down bolt. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
  4. Remove Synchro Positioning Tool (303-630). Install CMP sensor to camshaft synchronizer. See REMOVAL & INSTALLATION (3.8L) . Install the EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube. Connect the battery ground cable.
Fig 1: Installing Synchro Positioning Tool On Camshaft Synchronizer
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Fig 2: Aligning Camshaft Synchronizer Assembly
G00194450Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.