[johnta1]

The cam snout should be sticking out of the gear?
Do you have the cam plate on?

Probably need to pry the cam forward and slide the gear on more.

[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by HWYSTR455

You can mic the snout and balancer, see if that's going to be stubborn too or not. If you look at the one pic of my mishap, you can see I lightly peened the snout end where the key 'line' is, which helps when lining up the key/keyway during install.

Good idea. Lining up the gear with the key is a pain. I marked the snout with a sharpie but it wears of quickly. Will check the balancer.

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

If you have to pull the gear you don't want the timing chain to be on the gear.

Good call. I don't want to damage or stretch the chain. The chain is a very tight fit so I can't remove it off the cam gear without moving the crank sprocket in tandem. Any recommendations?

Originally Posted by johnta1

The cam snout should be sticking out of the gear?
Do you have the cam plate on?

Probably need to pry the cam forward and slide the gear on more.

Yes, it should and I will.