Oil pump drive shaft
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Oil pump drive shaft
Wow, now I'm a member of the group of FE enthusiasts that have the dubious distinction of having dropped the oil pump shaft down into the pan. When I removed the distributor, the shaft came out with it. No surprise about that, It's happened to me before. But the difference this time was that the oil pump drive gear lifted out of the pump but of course it would not go beyond the seat for the tail of the dissy. It fell back into the pump and appeared to be in the correct position. When I lowered the shaft into place with my old tried and true method of a piece of stiff wire and some tape, I thought I had it in the pump but when I twisted the wire and tape away from the shaft, it was a little crooked. At this point I was sweating profusly worrying about losing it down in the pan. I tried to scoot it over with a long screw driver and that is when I heard the clunk in the bottom of the pan. So here I am in the middle of pulling the pan and wishing that things had gone differently. Anybody ever had the drive gear lift out of the pump before.? Just venting but maybe I can learn a new trick. thanks, Steve
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The oil pump drive gear is on the bottom of the distributor in an FE.
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You guys got me confused...the oil pump drive gear is pinned onto the bottom of the distributor shaft and also turns the distributor. How could it come off and fall into the oil pump???!!!
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I am with Putt, theres a collar with a pin that holds the dizzy gear on. Sounded to me like his oil pump is falling part.
Just if people were to use the clip on the shaft they would be fine.
Just if people were to use the clip on the shaft they would be fine.
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Wow, quite a discussion. Now I don't know what it was that stuck to the bottom of the shaft. I can report that my son was able to turn the pan just enough to get his hand in and retrieve the shaft. We cleaned up the gasket surfaces and flushed out the pan with solvent using a pack tank - like for spraying weeds - and then reassembled with a new gasket. We were concerned about the ability of the pump after whatever it was hung up on the shaft so we installed an oil pressure gauge that I had and we are running 25lbs. warm and 42lbs on start up. So the pump is still working. Now that it is gauged, it will take the worry out the whole thing. Thanks for all of your input. By the way, the new dissy makes the old 352 run like a new truck. It conpletely eliminated the hesitation and restored the power that it once had. Thanks again, Steve
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