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Old 19 Dec 2006
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Please help with timing marks for camshaft installation...
The manual says I need to remove the rotor and align the timing mark on the crankshaft with the timing mark on the crankcase, to properly reinstall the camshaft and cam chain. The problem is, the engine is off the bike and I don't see how I'm going to be able to torque the rotor nut off. An impact wrench would be a must, but with the cam chain untensioned, any resulting crankshaft rotation could lead to disaster. On second thought, I could probably hang on to the clutch basket with a strap wrench, but I really don't want to pull both side cases to just install the damn camshaft.

So, does the crankshaft timing mark correspond to any marks on the rotor and timing portal? Most bikes just have you look for TDC when doing camshaft timing.
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There's marks on the engine casing, looking from the left hand side approx. at 11.00 O'clock. On the flywheel there's at least two stripes, one marked "T". This is the UDP mark.

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There's marks on the engine casing, looking from the left hand side approx. at 11.00 O'clock. On the flywheel there's at least two stripes, one marked "T". This is the UDP mark.

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So I just line up the T with the notch in the timing portal, which puts it at TDC, and I'm home free?

Or are you referring to some other casing marks?

BTW, what does "UDP" stand for?

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Yes, that is correct.
UDP - upper dead point = TDC

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