So this is my first time checking my valve clearances and I have run into a major problem. When I took off the intake shaft I forgot to mark with a white pen where the cam sprocket meet the chain.

It is a huge pain to even get the camshaft to sit properly back on its guides, let alone make the little IN_ line up with the top of the valve cover. Is there any trick or something Im missing?

 

A few years ago I did this project as well. Take a look here to see if this may be helpful.

https://cbrforum.com/forum/cbr-600f3...51/#post486802

Once the cam shafts are torqued down, they can be rotated into the proper position for putting on the chain and sprockets.

 

Thanks dirt. So basically what I got from that is that I should place the camshafts where they go with the shaft holders BUT dont put the sprockets on until the very end? I guess this is just going to be a pain in the ***, even with the cct released I have hardly enough slack in the chain