Terrible Tom <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net> wrote:
:> Yeah, the oil pan is a real fun one to change, too. :-)
: Great - just what I needed to hear - - I read the prodecure in the FSM -
: but considering you did it on the Ram, any tips? The gasket still solid
: no leaks?
I don't know if its the best method or not, but what I ended up doing
was to coat both sides of the gasket with RTV, hold it in place, and
put maybe 6 bolts in, just to hold the gasket up against the engine.
Then, I put the pan in place, and threaded a few (short) bolts in just to
"hang" the pan in position. Then, I removed the bolts that were just
holding the gasket in place, and snugged the pan up against the gasket
before installing the remainder of the bolts. Then I just needed to verify
that the gasket looked like it went in OK before tightening everything down.
In order for this to work, the bolts you use to just hold the gasket in
place need to be shorter than the bolts that attach the pan to the engine.
Expect to get RTV all over your hands, on your face, and in your hair.
;-)
[...]
: I almost posted to the list to ask how the hell you are supposed to
: remove the pullys and the crank bolt - when the engine spins - till I
: figured out I could jam a hand wrench through a slot in the dampener and
: it would catch and hold the thing still when I was undoing the bolts...
: it worked. I tried it with a screw driver first - - needless to say I
: am one screw driver less than I was before - it shattered LOL. I like
: your idea about the bolt and the chain - I think I'll do that when I
: tighten it down.
What worked for me to loosen the bolt was to just use a long
bar and a rubber mallet. The "impact" broke the bolt free instead
of just rotating the engine. (Same basic idea as an impact wrench.)
Of course, this doesn't help at all when tightening if you need to
torque it to a specific value.
[...]
: The crank does have a squared tab prodruding out from it yes. I didnt
: notice anything falling out when I removed it - and I'm not quite sure
: what a woodruff key is - but when I go back out there I'll check it out.
That square tab is a woodruff key. (It is probably only square on
the top, there is a slot in the crank which it fits into and the portion
which is in the crank is probably rounded slightly.) On my 440, the
key came out fairly easily; you'll just want to be sure that "tab" is
still in place when you re-install. That's what allows the crank to
supply power to the lower timing chain sprocket and the crank pulley.
---Jon-
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