front chain guide

[rgierer]

As I am assemblying the top end of my 1982 GS1100GK, I am struggling with installing the front chain guide. Is there an approach or techinique or obvious method to inserting this? As it stands It seems that it I need to force it in and that does not seem correct.

I have the head resting on the cylinders but not torqued down and the cams resting on the head. It is clear from the notch on the top of the guide how it (the guide) should go in but there is little room to manuever it about and I am looking for suggestions

[rgierer]

I pulled off one of the coils and was able to finesse the guide into place. All is good.

Thanks

[jwigton]

I'm having the same problem. What do you mean 'the coils'?

[jwigton]

got it

figured out you meant the ignition coils, but didn't even need to move that. the chain itself was bunched up inside the little cup that the chain rail sits in, so i rotated the engine and kept tension on the chain until it wasn't bunched up and was out of the way. then the rail slipped in pretty easily, shouldn't have to force it.