Oil pan need not be removed to R&R LPOP. See this LINK

I knew you would find it interesting Mike.

 

That's good news. Thanks for providing the link. That Thread's a keeper! What with all the photo illustrations.

 

Riffraff Diesel: Melling Low Pressure Oil Pump LPOP

 

ever the salesman, huh Clay. LOL just kiddin. I really appriciate all you do!
Barney

 

sorry, its been a minute. thanks for the info on the lpop. truck originally died in sprfld, mo. fixed it headed back. the rear high pressure line fitting on the new pump blew out of the body at dexter, mo. took the hpop off and had a machine shop drll it thread it and make a brass insert. which blew out in jackson, tn. trucks still there. i made it back to base in a loaner. some weekend after payday and have the parts shipped in i'll go back and get it.

 

thx duckman for the great how to WITH PICTURES. gratsio

 

Did I understand correctly from reading the other thread, that the vibration dampener / crank pulley bolt is left-hand-thread on a 7.3?

Pop

 

No Pop, it's regular Rt hand thread. metric size though

Barney

 

16mm-2.0 bolt thread size

 

In Post #30 of the other thread it reads:
"Don't forget, left hand threads, so rotate the breaker clockwise to remove the nut."

Which are the left-hand threads?

Pop

 

Not sure which "other" post you're refering to but I just got done instaling the dampner and its a right hand thread. Could they be refering to the fan clutch?

Barney

 

Fan clutch is right hand thread also.

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ml#post9248539
is the other thread, with a link in Post #16 above.

Pop

 

Haven't done the LPOP replacement yet, but the way I interpret post #30 in https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...ml#post9248539
is that the crankshaft nut is left-hand thread. Is this correct?

 

No.

See Post #22 above.

Pop