oil pump to pick bolt
No tricks, just patience. Be sure to put some type of rag in the opening of the oil pan just in case you drop the bolt it won't go barreling down the pan. If you have one of those gear wrenches, it'll make the job a little easier. Have a pen magnet handy so you can get the bolt in case it does fall. Do you have the oil pan dropped a little? If not, then just untighten the bolts (10mm, I think) and the two 15mm bolts holding it to the bellhousing. This should give you an extra inch or so of clearance to work with. Start it by hand, then use the gear wrench to tighten it up.
Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
but i can tell its gona be a pain in the *** to get back in
Like mentioned about you should drop the oil pan for better access and put a rag in the pan to catch the bolt if it drops down. Another tip is to use a piece of wire (I use a claw pickup tool) attached to the bolt to hold it in place until you get it threaded. Take your time and be patient; the connection between the pickup tube, o-ring and pump is critical for correct oil psi. Trending Topics
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Drain the oil and stick the magnet in from the front, if you're lucky you'll get it. I used bailing wire and wrapped it tight enough so I could hold it using the wire, then used needle nose pliars to get it started.
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I found a neat way of putting this bolt back on by searching this forum. I used some lockwire around the bolt right under the head and held it in place with a pair of lockwire pliers. Worked like a charm. Someone on this board posted a picture of this.
I just did mine today and it took forever to get it in. I took every precaustion. .Once you get it out I suggest what I did.
I stuffed one old Tshirts on the left side and another on the around the back of the pickup tube. Then I used aluminum foil to make a tray right under the bolt hole so it would be easy to grab if dropped. The Tshirts ran behind it and served as a good backing/buffer so I could mold the the foil into a cup. Otherwise I couldn't get it to form correctly. Then I wrapped solder around the bolt, put in the gearwench and then wrapped the solder around the gear wench. I actually had to take the wench out of the equation later on cause I couldn't get the bolt into the pickup hole (installed a double roller and clearence was tighter than stock) and then put the gear wench on it. Still didn't work because the wench wouldn't racket since there wasn't enough resistance from the threads yet so I used e two fingers. While doing this I had to get creative with the prybars to get the pickup tube flange up to the pump. It seemed to work after time and alot of cursing. I have pics I will be posting later. Good Luck
I stuffed one old Tshirts on the left side and another on the around the back of the pickup tube. Then I used aluminum foil to make a tray right under the bolt hole so it would be easy to grab if dropped. The Tshirts ran behind it and served as a good backing/buffer so I could mold the the foil into a cup. Otherwise I couldn't get it to form correctly. Then I wrapped solder around the bolt, put in the gearwench and then wrapped the solder around the gear wench. I actually had to take the wench out of the equation later on cause I couldn't get the bolt into the pickup hole (installed a double roller and clearence was tighter than stock) and then put the gear wench on it. Still didn't work because the wench wouldn't racket since there wasn't enough resistance from the threads yet so I used e two fingers. While doing this I had to get creative with the prybars to get the pickup tube flange up to the pump. It seemed to work after time and alot of cursing. I have pics I will be posting later. Good Luck
