I neglected to put an alignment bolt in my camshaft gears on disassembly for my head gasket job. I didn't have a bolt and it was late at night. I didn't want to stop and I hadn't read the thread that the valve cover bolts would work.
Fast forward to now, I can reach through the back of the gears from the camshaft side and use a torx screwdriver to align the teeth and the bolt hole but I can't get a bolt threaded in there.
I'm looking for ideas to get those gears aligned and get that bolt in there. I was thinking of using a screwdriver to pry the teeth but I'm scared I'll scratch them.
Any ideas? Strap wrench? Small animal sacrifice to the cruiser gods?
Fast forward to now, I can reach through the back of the gears from the camshaft side and use a torx screwdriver to align the teeth and the bolt hole but I can't get a bolt threaded in there.
I'm looking for ideas to get those gears aligned and get that bolt in there. I was thinking of using a screwdriver to pry the teeth but I'm scared I'll scratch them.
Any ideas? Strap wrench? Small animal sacrifice to the cruiser gods?
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