Question about changing timing belt & cam gears?

This is for a honda engine vtec 4cyl



I have the following items off the car

valve cover

spark plugs

intake cam gear

exhaust cam gear

timing belt

water pump

timing belt covers

cam shaft holders

cam shaft plate



The cam gear is still attached to the cam shaft and is completely out of the engine.



After applying tons of assembly lube and hondabond(sealant) to the corners of the camshaft holders on the edges, I am having a hard time getting the cam gears back to tdc.



After I have both camshafts secured to the head with the cam holders and cam plates, is it ok to turn just 1 camgear counterclockwise(normal rotation direction) and spin it till its tdc, then do the same for the 2nd camgear.



There is alot of assembly lube on



Besides turning the camgears in the wrong direction, whatelse could go wrong with turning camshafts seperately.



Again the timing belt is off and the crankshaft pully is off. The cranshaft pully was set to tdc prior to removal.



Thanks
Question about changing timing belt %26amp; cam gears?
i don't know from personal experiance, but i have seen my father-in-law slightly turn a cam shaft back and forth into place, don't force it.