Whilst re-fitting the cylinder head cover on my L9 after replacing a leaky gasket I sheared a cylinder head cover bolt that screws into the camshaft cap.
I must have overtightened it, I couldn't get a torque wrench in and thought a good nip up would do it and then I got that horrible feeling of a bolt shearing off.
Obviously I now need to get the camshaft cap out and try and drill out the bolt remains.
So my question is, is it possible to remove a camshaft cap without having to re-time the engine etc. or will removing the camshaft cap leave me with a loose camshaft as that would be beyond my skill level etc?
It is camshaft cap 1, front left.
I notice that caps 1&2 appear to be connected, in thinking with an oil way maybe.
I just wondered can I get away with removing cap 1 and re-fitting it without disturbing the whole top end?
Really appreciate any help.
Mark