replacing timing cover without pulling pan procedure
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I would normally lube a gen2 small block's harmonic balance inner surface where it meets the crank with grease or oil to ease the insertion. I assume you do not want to do that to this friction application. Is this correct?
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on that seal thing,
we achieved compression of the section of gasket across the bottom as you install the pan when first built, we lose that compression.
So I figure the bottom/pan 2 bolts should be pulled tight prior to the other 8 or so bolts
do I make sense?
we achieved compression of the section of gasket across the bottom as you install the pan when first built, we lose that compression.
So I figure the bottom/pan 2 bolts should be pulled tight prior to the other 8 or so bolts
do I make sense?
Yes, you want the front cover to sit flush with the oil pan before you torque the remaining cover bolts. The gasket should be fine to reuse. Put a dab of RTV on both corners where the cover meets the pan. Be careful not to over tighten and strip the two bolts going through the pan into the cover, they don't require a lot of torque, the exact spec escapes me at the moment but I believe it is in inch-lbs, not ft-lbs.
