After installing a fresh set of lifters, I'm having a hard time getting the cam lined up perfectly so I can get the cam sprocket back onto the end of it. I put the timing mark pointing up as stated in the FSM, but when I follow the tightening procedure on journals 3,4,5, and 7 it always slides one way or another, leaving me unable to install the sprocket...quite frustrating!

If I could spin the cam after tightening the bearing caps, that would make it so much easier, but I can't think of a way to do it without risking damage to something...

Any ideas?

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