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Almost certainly they are hitting. If you can guess which way to turn things and do it gently enough to get it back to time you will have to do a compression test to see if the valves are bent.

 

Good luck, you're going to need it.

Lol nah I’m just a muppet and didn’t realise the right cam pulleys are spring loaded. Got it sorted haha. Mechanic friend got the belt on in about 2 seconds

Hey guys, I apologize if this is the wrong sub section but I have quite the problem on my hands.

Currently doing the timing belt on my 98 Legacy GT.

I had the 2 right cam pulleys clamped so they wouldn't move out of alignment, but I required the clamp for something else so I took it off.

Unfortunately when I did this the pulleys completely spun out of alignment and I cant set it right because it feels like the valves are hitting.

I'm really hoping there's a way of resolving this without taking the rocker covers/ head etc off the engine. Got my mechanic friend coming to take a look tomorrow, will update.

Any help greatly appreciated, cheers