Help Needed. Rb25 Neo. Removing Vct To Change Cam Seal

[azathoth]

Hey everyone.

So i'm doing a massive service and I'm taking off the cam gears to do cam seals.

I got the exhaust gear off fine but the VCT on the intake had an 8mm hex which i took of but it was more like a cap and there appears to be another hex behind it a bit larger, maybe a 10mm I think it was. It seems on there pretty tight, a lot tighter than the 4 bolts for the exhaust cam.

Now before i go messing around is this the one i need to remove to pull the vct stuff off or is there another sneaky thing I need to do and if so when i put it back what do i torque it up to?

The workshop manual doesn't have breakdown procedures for things which sucks.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Andy

[Simon-S14]

Need a spanner our shifter on the flats on the cam shaft then undo the hex bolt. Its tight!. Cam gear just come off then. Do it up tight again and you can't go wrong

[azathoth]

Sweet. Is there a specific torque or will FT (F%^&@G tight) do?

Thanks.

[Simon-S14]

fkn tight.. its a big bolt you wont break it

[azathoth]

got someone to hold a shifter with a bar on it on the cam and got it off however the VCT/cam gear assembly doesn't want to come off.

I Tried a wooden wedge but it just flexed the backing plate more than anything, I even tried tapping lightly with a hammer and no luck.

I shouldn't have to loosen the front cap should i?

[azathoth]

it looks like i might need a puller but im hesitant ot use a claw one on a cam gear. I don't want to chip the teeth or anything.

[azathoth]

got it. It just took a bit of time. Thanks man =]