Cam install. Is this right? Help needed

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Jan 10, 2026 | 11:05 AM

Socalledchad

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Cam install. Is this right? Help needed

Im replacing my cam in 2024 117. Ive only done this one other time.. Last time I removed the cam/crank sprockets and chain all together and never moved them off their location on the cam chain. For whatever reason I didn't do that this time. I took the sprockets off the chain. ...also I rotated the engine afterwards.

Im now questioning if the crank and the cam can become out of time ? If the dot on the cam sprocket is at 6 o'clock and the the dot on the crank sprocket is at 12 o'clock can the cam still be out of timing since I turned the crank randomly while having everything apart?

Any help would be appreciated

Jan 10, 2026 | 02:02 PM

Lonewolf176

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As long as the dots line up you're good. You have to remove the chain from the sprockets to be able to measure that the spacer behind the cam is right.