Timing Cover Seal leaking...

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Aug 5, 2010 | 10:53 AM

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timbersteel

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UPDATE:

Got it all back together. No leaks! (YET) I had to cut the *U* gasket on the oil pan, but couldn't cut the gasket on the sides of the pan(they had a metal structure). Anyway, RTV'ed the housing and the sides of the oil pan where I had tried to cut the passenger side and realized it wouldn't cut through, and bolted it all together. That was really easy, even though I thought I didn't have the harmonic balancer far enough on, but re-did it and everything was good.

Thanks to everyone that chipped in on help and ideas.

Nov 13, 2010 | 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 86F150302

Its not hard but its a PITA!

Use plenty of RTV on the oil pan gasket to timing cover gasket..

harmonic balancer puller will be needed and a good gasket scraper.. Other than that normal tools.

Here is when I did mine.
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Nice write up. I'll be doing the timing cover tomorrow. How did you get the harmonic balancer back on? Shall I just use the center bolt and impact gun to suck it back on?

Nov 14, 2010 | 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by gchavez

Nice write up. I'll be doing the timing cover tomorrow. How did you get the harmonic balancer back on? Shall I just use the center bolt and impact gun to suck it back on?

Thank you. Thanks for the rep point also. 1 back at you.

Balancer goes back on just by tightening the bolt back up. I just used a breaker bar. I have no air tools