mistertate

2003 base. I have the crank and all 4 cams locked. Do I need to remove all three chain tensioners? Is there one under the AC compressor?

mistertate

Never mind, got it. Didn’t even have to try very hard

peytonimor7

Do you mind sharing your procedure?

mistertate

I basically did the L&N procedure with homemade tools. Didn’t take out the tensioner under the AC. I just realized it would pull the other side chain tighter with very little force (short moment on the supported side of the IMS), that it wouldn’t be that much of a problem. When I did it the unsupported end of the IMS was maybe 1mm off center and I could easily center it by hand.
double checked the timing when I was done and I’ve put 100 miles on it since.
Of course at 70k miles the bearing that came out seems fine but I can stop worrying.
Thanks again to JFP for his presence and support on this and other forums.