Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1243
(13) Slightly rotate the engine in a counter-clock-
wise direction until the dial gauge indicator stops
moving (20°-25° before TDC).
(14) Remove injection pump drive gear nut (Fig.
32).
(15) A special
3–piece
gear
removal
tool
set
VM.1003 (Fig. 33) must be used to remove the injec-
tion pump drive gear from the pump shaft.
(a) Thread the adapter (Fig. 34) into the timing
cover.
(b) Thread the gear puller into the injection
pump drive gear (Fig. 34). This tool is also used to
hold the gear in synchronization during pump
removal.
(c) Remove the three injection pump–to–gear
cover mounting nuts (Fig. 35). CAUTION: This
step must be done to prevent injection pump
damage.
(d) Install the drive bolt into the gear puller
(Fig. 34). Tighten the drive bolt to press (remove)
the drive gear from injection pump shaft while
driving injection pump rearward from timing gear
cover mounting studs.
(16) Remove pump from engine. Do not rotate
engine while gear puller is installed. Engine
damage will occur.
INSTALLATION/ADJUSTING PUMP TIMING
(1) Clean the mating surfaces of injection pump
and timing gear cover.
(2) Install a new injection pump–to–timing gear
cover gasket.
(3) Remove the gear removing bolt (drive bolt)
from gear puller. CAUTION: Do not remove the
special gear puller or timing cover adapter
tools from timing cover at this time. Gear mis-
alignment will result.
Fig. 32 Removing Pump Drive Gear Nut
1 – TIMING GEAR COVER
2 – INJECTION PUMP GEAR
3 – PUMP GEAR NUT
Fig. 33 Pump Gear Tools
1 – DRIVE BOLT
2 – TIMING COVER ADAPTER
3 – GEAR PULLER
Fig. 34 Installing Pump Drive Gear Removal Tools
1 – ADAPTER
2 – DRIVE BOLT
3 – GEAR PULLER
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