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I need a bit of help here. I was turning the engine by rotating the altenater. I do this every year when checking valve clearance. I had the tension plunger off the bike for reasons I won't bore you with. The cam chain jumped a bunch of teeth at the main cam gear so now the cams and the crank are misaligned. If I line the altenater up with the crank case joint as shown in the shop manual and get the cam gears lined up as also shown in the manual, will the crank and cams be realigned? 02 TBA. Grateful for any help. Thanks. Tom

yes, it should be back in time...turn the alternator slowly by hand with the rocker cover still off..and just make sure you don't get interferance. double check...and again.

When you get all your marks aligned, rotate the crankshaft by hand 16 times and check that the marks are still aligned. Then you're sure it's all good before hitting the starter.

Thanks you