B16A Head Removal Part II

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Remove cam gear bolts and cam gears  making sure to not lose the keys for the cam gear Cam gear key Loosen all valve adjusting screws. Use special tool or if not available, use a 10mm wrench and flat blade screwdriver  Remove all bolts on camshaft holder plate and remove
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Note on the holder plate - HF1 marking is for intake side of engine - HF2 is for exhaust side. Arrow should point to timing belt side of motor Note on the camshaft holder - I is for intake side E is for exhaust - They are numbered starting from the timing belt end Remove all holders, you may need to gently (do not damage them) pry to pull them up and off. It should now look like this   Note differences in the rocker shaft orifices
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Screw in a small bolt to extract the orifice by pulling upward Remove dowel pin and O-ring Remove the (3) distributor mounting bolts and remove distributor. Remove camshafts Note that the intake cam has a slot for the distributor drive
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Remove the VTEC solenoid valve and rocker shaft sealing bolt. Remove water neck assembly Insert a 12mm bolt into rocker shaft orifice to help remove Slowly slide rocker shaft out of engine while removing each set of rocker arms. Note - do 1 set at a time (only slide shaft out a little) and use a rubber band to hold the pieces together 
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As you remove each rocker assembly, organize it so that it can be installed in the same position for re-assembly. Note which shaft is for which side of motor Insert right-angle pick tool and gently pull up on lost-motion assembly for each cylinder. Make note of location. Head loosening sequence. Loosen bolts 1/3 turn in sequence until all are loose.  You can use a magnetic pickup tool to remove the head bolts from the head
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  Lift head straight up and remove. It should now look like this. Your head is there, ready for port work, valves, or a really cool paper-weight  

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