Another point of advice....
not sure if this helps or not, but i think you will understand when you get the valve cover off. A good way to ensure you don't snap your cams.... before you start to remove any cam caps... take your 1" open end and put it on the cam hex. Wriggle them back and forth and watch the rocker arms and springs. you'll want to get them free to the point where there is no extra spring force on any lobes from the valve springs.
At TDC apparently all the valves are closed (i.e. no extra pressure from valve springs)...
You don't have to do this... but its extra insurance: when removing and installing the cam caps watch the space in between the head & bottom of the cam caps for each cap... if you make sure they open/close with the same space (as you bolt and unbolt) between you can ensure that there is about the same pressure on all lobes. So you shouldn't shear the cams.
I usually do the intake first and then the exhaust.... but it doesn't matter.
not sure if this helps or not, but i think you will understand when you get the valve cover off. A good way to ensure you don't snap your cams.... before you start to remove any cam caps... take your 1" open end and put it on the cam hex. Wriggle them back and forth and watch the rocker arms and springs. you'll want to get them free to the point where there is no extra spring force on any lobes from the valve springs.
At TDC apparently all the valves are closed (i.e. no extra pressure from valve springs)...
You don't have to do this... but its extra insurance: when removing and installing the cam caps watch the space in between the head & bottom of the cam caps for each cap... if you make sure they open/close with the same space (as you bolt and unbolt) between you can ensure that there is about the same pressure on all lobes. So you shouldn't shear the cams.
I usually do the intake first and then the exhaust.... but it doesn't matter.