How to remove and install timing chains and Camshaft position actuator for Chevrolet Cobalt,HHR and Saturn ION?

Special tools (an actuator locking tool and a timing chain retaining tool) are required to hold the timing chains in place and to lock the actuators in position during the procedure. Check with a dealer or auto parts store concerning availability and price of these tools prior to beginning this procedure. Remove the valve cover and paint an index mark on the chain and actuator for reassembly reference. Remove the timing chain guide bolts and guide. Install the actuator locking tool, and, using a 24 mm wrench on the hex of the cam shaft, rotate the camshaft clockwise until the actuator and tool align. Install the retainer bolts. Loosen the actuator bolt and remove the locking tool. Now remove the timing chain tensioner on the side of the actuator you are removing. Install the timing chain retaining tool on the side of the actuator you are removing. Be careful not to allow the actuator to move or rotate as you remove or install it. Remove the actuator retaining bolt, then remove the actuator as you carefully lift the timing chain from the actuator. Installation is the reverse of removal. Use a new actuator retaining bolt during reassembly.

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Chevrolet Cobalt Cam Gear

Cam Gear in Chevrolet Cobalt is one of the critical car parts since it is charged with the responsibility of varying the valve timing, thus improving the performance of the vehicle's engines. Because it controls timing forward or backward the Cam Gear increases the torque and horsepower of the vehicle. This adjustment is crucial for proper running of an engine and feedback. While it is not given in the overview as to the various types or the style of Cam Gear that is used in the Cobalt models, the purpose however continues to entail the following. The feature of the mechanism is that it possesses the valve timing and it serves as a vital function to the performance of the Chevrolet Cobalt means that the engine of the vehicle will run optimally depending on the condition that the car is placed in.

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Q: How to remove and install timing chains and Camshaft position actuator for Chevrolet Cobalt,HHR and Saturn ION?
A: Special tools (an actuator locking tool and a Timing Chain retaining tool) are required to hold the timing chains in place and to lock the actuators in position during the procedure. Check with a dealer or auto parts store concerning availability and price of these tools prior to beginning this procedure. Remove the valve cover and paint an index mark on the chain and actuator for reassembly reference. Remove the timing chain guide bolts and guide. Install the actuator locking tool, and, using a 24 mm wrench on the hex of the cam shaft, rotate the camshaft clockwise until the actuator and tool align. Install the retainer bolts. Loosen the actuator bolt and remove the locking tool. Now remove the timing chain tensioner on the side of the actuator you are removing. Install the timing chain retaining tool on the side of the actuator you are removing. Be careful not to allow the actuator to move or rotate as you remove or install it. Remove the actuator retaining bolt, then remove the actuator as you carefully lift the timing chain from the actuator. Installation is the reverse of removal. Use a new actuator retaining bolt during reassembly.