Installation (3.8L)
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After installation, do not loosen the synchronizer bolt and rotate the synchronizer assembly. The synchronizer assembly is not adjustable. Do not loosen the synchronizer bolt after the alignment tool has been removed in order to align the CMP electrical connector for any reason. If the electrical connector is not in the correct position, the synchronizer assembly must be removed, the alignment tool and the assembly reinstalled if the engine has not been rotated from Top Dead Center (TDC) of the compression stroke on the No. 1 cylinder.
- 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.
- 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.
- Install and tighten synchronizer hold down bolt. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Remove Synchro Positioning Tool (303-630). Install CMP sensor to camshaft synchronizer. See REMOVAL & INSTALLATION (3.8L) under CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CMP). Install the EGR valve to exhaust manifold tube. Connect the battery ground cable.