Camshafts Not Aligned Correctly
I recently noticed that my exhaust and intake camshafts were not aligned correctly (the engine was recently rebuilt). The alignment tool for this engine is a metal bar that runs across the end of the cams horizontally, and a pin to hold the crank at TDC. I tried to release tension off the timing chain to rotate the one cam, but that just made matters worse some how. Is is feasible that I just remove a sprocket off one of the cams, to release the chain, and then line everything up correctly? I'm trying to avoid having to remove the timing chain cover. Anything I need to worry about?
2.3L Mazda 3 DOHC
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