Oil pump swap questions
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Thibodaux LA
i had to clamp vice grips on my flywheel through an inspection port i was in a pinch and it worked. mines an auto btw. it didnt mess up the flywheel. i also used a 1/2 inch drive ratchet and a cheater bar. good luck
Lmao, nope.
Thanks everyone. Going to try a 3-foot pipe over my 2-foot breaker bar plus a deep impact socket instead of a shallow thin wall, plus someone in the car standing on the brakes as a substitute for my broken parking brake. If that doesn't work I guess I'm dropping the starter and buying a Ken Moore tool.
I'll also get the 1" longer crank bolt.
Thanks everyone. Going to try a 3-foot pipe over my 2-foot breaker bar plus a deep impact socket instead of a shallow thin wall, plus someone in the car standing on the brakes as a substitute for my broken parking brake. If that doesn't work I guess I'm dropping the starter and buying a Ken Moore tool.
I'll also get the 1" longer crank bolt.
Bump! Used the part of the day where everyone else was cooking to make some progress on this. I am stuck on the part where I need to drop the oil pan 1/2" to 1" to unbolt the pickup tube. I have the 10 10mm bolts out of the pan (left the back two in one turn to keep the gasket aligned) but I cannot get the pan to drop at all. I can pry it down in the front and it will give but if I let go it goes right back to its fastened position.
What other bolts do I need to take out to get it to move? Do I need to remove the two 15mm bolts from the bellhousing to the oil pan?
Made it so far and I'm stuck on this!
What other bolts do I need to take out to get it to move? Do I need to remove the two 15mm bolts from the bellhousing to the oil pan?
Made it so far and I'm stuck on this!
Bump: Got the old pump off finally and took it apart to inspect. Rotors inside look good, no visible wear. Nothing that I can see blocking the pump.
While taking it off the old o-ring was stuck inside the pump, not sitting on the pickup tube. I pulled it out and it doesn't look necessarily bad, but it doesn't really look good either. It looks somewhat pinched but I don't know if it's pinched enough to cause the symptoms I was seeing. The pressure spring looks similar; not necessarily bad, but not good either. It popped up as soon as I removed the housing cap.
Terrible picture of them: (will update with a better pic)
Also, the ported LS6 pump I bought is the same part number as my stock pump. Is this correct?
While taking it off the old o-ring was stuck inside the pump, not sitting on the pickup tube. I pulled it out and it doesn't look necessarily bad, but it doesn't really look good either. It looks somewhat pinched but I don't know if it's pinched enough to cause the symptoms I was seeing. The pressure spring looks similar; not necessarily bad, but not good either. It popped up as soon as I removed the housing cap.
Terrible picture of them: (will update with a better pic)
Also, the ported LS6 pump I bought is the same part number as my stock pump. Is this correct?
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From: WV
A little heat goes a long way too, I had mine on a engine stand visegrip on flywheel against block, took a torch and heated the bolt for about 10-20 seconds and then gave it a good jerk with a breaker bar and cheater bar and came right lose. Glad to see you got it off though.
