350 groundpounder

iTrader: (5)

Is it possiblr to pull the mwp drivegear and bearing out when installing a ewp without taking off the intake manifold? The more I look into installing a meziere ewp the more of a pain in the a$$ it looks like!

SS RRR

iTrader: (2)

No. It's not on the manifold anyway. It's bolted to the block. The shaft has to be pressed out of the housing. There isn't an easier accessory to take off/install than the w/p on a LT1.

350 groundpounder

iTrader: (5)

I think I worded my question wrong. I meant to say I need to pull that drive gear and shaft out when I install a meziere. Is there an easy way to pull that out without having to take the manifold off? I'm going to change the timing chain and cover gasket anyways.

guppymech

iTrader: (7)

Weren't you going to do H/C? Do it then. I've read of people just leaving the drive spine in the block when doing a EWP, short term that would probably work.

SS RRR

iTrader: (2)

oic... I've read on here of people somehow fastening a slide hammer and pulling it out that way. I've always just taken the manifold off and tapped it out of the block.

Catmaigne

iTrader: (6)

The drive can stay in there, it doesn't matter.
I hammered mine out when the intake/timing cover were both off for a cam swap.

SS RRR

iTrader: (2)

Oh, forgot. The timing cover has to come off, so as stated, leave it on until there is a reason to take the timing cover off.

lt1-xjs

Mine has been in for the last 11 or so years.

BALLSS

mine has been on for 17 years...no issues

350 groundpounder

iTrader: (5)

That slide hammer is a good idea. Are you loosing a few hp with that wp driveshaft still being turned? I would like to do away with that wp drive seal for good too!!! No more leaks!!!!

lt1-xjs

The hp loss is nill and mine has never leaked. My plan was to remove it when I threw a cam in, which I never did.