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May 24, 2000 | 04:18 AM

jowilker

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400 rebuild

May 24, 2000 | 07:26 PM

Cruiserguy

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What does the little keeper washer on the oil pump drive shaft do? Does it keep the shaft from going to low into the oil pump? What if I install the shaft without it? I already put the pan on and don't want to remove it unless it is necessary. But I don't want to mess up a new engine over something so minor. I assume that it goes keeper down. Advice please.

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Rich

May 24, 2000 | 11:34 PM

FORDTRUCKMAN1976

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this retainer keeps the driveshaft in the oil pump when you remove th distributer. if it's not there and you, at some point, have to remove the distributer there is a good chance youll pull the driveshaft out of the pump and drop it into the pan-- that would really suck