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2.2.14. Removal and check of a condition of an intermediate shaft

The intermediate shaft is applied only on the M20 engine. The shaft rotates in the block of cylinders parallel to cranked valy It is put in action by a belt of gas distribution and its only task - to rotate the oil pump.


 PERFORMANCE ORDER

  1. Take off a gas distribution belt (watch the Part the Repair work which is carried out without extraction of the engine from the car).
  2. At the taken-off belt turn off a bolt of fastening of a cogwheel to an intermediate shaft and bolts of a forward cover.
  3. Remove the leading shaft of the oil pump (watch the Part the Repair work which is carried out without extraction of the engine from the car).
  4. The shaft is kept in the block of cylinders by a plate with two bolts. Remove bolts and pull out a shaft from the block forward.
  5. Examine the surface of bearings of a shaft and a cogwheel on the back end which rotates a shaft of the oil pump, in search of signs of abnormal wear. If the surfaces of bearings in the block of cylinders have wear, then it is necessary to address in a mechanical workshop.