Help- Oil Pump Drive Shaft ?
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Help- Oil Pump Drive Shaft ?
Hey, I have to replace the leaking oil pan in my 93 F150 5.0 5Spd 4x4 and started the job today. I got the old pan out, everything cleaned up & started reassembly. BUT no matter how much I try, I cant align the OIL PUMP shaft and reinstall the pump at the same time. I JUST CANT. The motor is still in the truck & I'm reaching in between the pan hanging down and the lower half of the block. I can either see, or get my hand up in-between to do the work, just not both. Can i install the pump, set the motor back down, pull the distributor and install the pump shaft. Or is there a way that I am missing to align the pump-shaft-&-distributor at the same time from below? anyone who has any info would be appreciated.
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Hey, I have to replace the leaking oil pan in my 93 F150 5.0 5Spd 4x4 and started the job today. I got the old pan out, everything cleaned up & started reassembly. BUT no matter how much I try, I cant align the OIL PUMP shaft and reinstall the pump at the same time. I JUST CANT. The motor is still in the truck & I'm reaching in between the pan hanging down and the lower half of the block. I can either see, or get my hand up in-between to do the work, just not both. Can i install the pump, set the motor back down, pull the distributor and install the pump shaft. Or is there a way that I am missing to align the pump-shaft-&-distributor at the same time from below? anyone who has any info would be appreciated.
yes, you can put in oil pump, pull distributer, drop oil drive in then put distributer in
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Hey, thanks for the replies. I got it. I had to walk away from it yesterday, and come back to it tonight. I used a mirror to help locate the bottom of the Dist. Once I got the pump shaft installed, used a rubber band from around the pump drive shaft and a main cap nut to apply enough side tension to hold it in place. Then I was able to use one hand to bottom the shaft out into the pump, and get the pump installed. I then cut the rubber band out. 
As a DIY'eR...... Phone Tech by trade I really thank Y'all for the help. It may be a small job for some, but for me its a big victory.
As a DIY'eR...... Phone Tech by trade I really thank Y'all for the help. It may be a small job for some, but for me its a big victory.
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