Thelgord, thanks for reminding me about that site. I used the image as my reference.
PK, definitely agree on doing things properly. I asked if some of those steps in the service manual were really necessary because…my maintenance skills are novice at best…and, there were times I found the manual giving steps beyond the scope of what I had in mind. For example, to remove a cylinder head cover, the manual says to remove the fan and clutch assembly, pretty much all the various pulleys, the timing belt covers, etc… In this case, I think the manual assumes you’re doing a complete unit disassembly to do a full-scale maintenance effort, when actually you just want to remove a small segment...a cylinder head cover. Thankfully, I did learn not all of that was needed just to remove a cover. Also thankfully, for my previous post about pulling out the camshaft assembly, those alternative tools spared me from going that route.
Nikad92397, I will for sure keep your advice in mind for the long run.
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