Is it ok to bolt the cams in with the gears on and torque that way?

[Spoolin4Ever]

I noticed the tutorial I saw that he puts the cam gears on at the end. Well I goofed because in the beginning I did not break my cam gear bolts. So I just left the seals and went ahead as is.

I bolted/torqued the cams down with the gears attached.

I noticed it was trying to turn the gear. Anyone else have that problem? How do you keep it from turning the cam on you making it out of time? How do you correct it when it does that when you are torqueing them down? It seems difficult to turn the cam gears once they are tightened down, and hard to correct the timing issue.

I had to loosen mine back up because it had turned alot and so I did my best and it's pretty close. Hard to hold the gears while torquing. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[talontd92tsi]

You could use the portion of the camshaft that is for putting a wrench on for leverage while you torqued it.

 

[Spoolin4Ever]

If I re-do it for better timing, will it break the RTV seal, and will I then need to clean it off and redo?

I'm saying if I just loosen the bolts but not take the caps off. And then align it perfectly and do as you say.

I will post a pic tonight of my current timing mark alignment.

Where is the spot on the cams for the wrench to go on? Any pics or something in any manuals or online?

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

I noticed it was trying to turn the gear. Anyone else have that problem? How do you keep it from turning the cam on you making it out of time? How do you correct it when it does that when you are torqueing them down? It seems difficult to turn the cam gears once they are tightened down, and hard to correct the timing issue.

You can torque the cam caps down and keep them tight. Just either use a 17mm wrench on the cam bolt and turn it that way, or use the spot provided on the cam itself for a crescent wrench. The reason they are hard to turn when you tighten them, is because you are fighting the spring tension from the valves.

Am I doing something wrong?

Nope.