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first, ensure the fuel pump is out or the cam will be held back by the fuel pump drive
second, ensure the lifters are all out so they don't interfere
third, check the timing marks so you know how they line up
fourth, turn the engine over so the holes in the cam gear line up with the bolts that hold the cam thrust plate onto the block. the thrust plate is on the cam before the gear is pressed on, along with a small spacer so the cam gear bottoms out on the spacer before it bottoms out on the cam gear and makes zero tolerance
fifth, remove the bolts that retain the thrust plate
6th, carefully pull the cam out while supporting it so as not to mark the cam bearings