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King of Kings
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#1 PostAuthor: King of Kings » Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:02 pm

Can the camshafts stay in situ when removing the cylinder head??
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#2 PostAuthor: chrisu » Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:54 am

Nope

You need to remove cams to get the cam chain off
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#3 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:48 am

Or.............. you could cut the chain - and refit with a replacement "rivet" type chain :wink:
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#4 PostAuthor: zed1015 » Sat Aug 20, 2016 11:36 am

King of Kings wrote:Can the camshafts stay in situ when removing the cylinder head??

No and you also must not refit both cams to the head once off as you risk bending valves.
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