Timing chain cover

[madmanadam]

What is the trick to get this off. oil pan dropped, oil tube out of cover, all bolts removed. must be missing something. I don't want to smack it to hard and break something. are there hidden bolts?

thx, Adam

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

What is the trick to get this off. oil pan dropped, oil tube out of cover, all bolts removed. must be missing something. I don't want to smack it to hard and break something. are there hidden bolts?

thx, Adam

Ensure you removed each bolt Adam. There are sneaky ones. You also got the ones on bottom I assume? A rubber mallet around the edges and if neccessary a small flat blade screwdriver to get started. You can bet that gasket is hardened and sticking to block well. You'll have fun removing gasket with sane screwdriver and rubber mallet

 

[madmanadam]

The manual shows 11 bolts, will double check. Thx

 

[ramv10]

The seal has it, muscle it off without breaking Shit.

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

Likely it ^^^
Like I said, you'll likely have to chisel out the old gasket from the cover. It's the only one Ive seen get so hard and brittle
Usually wont come out in 1000 pieces, much less 1 piece. :rock:

 

[madmanadam]

all good now, that's off, on to the next step.

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

Ironically I often have guys break our valve covers taking them off when the miss a bolt and "Think" it's the gasket holding it on and pry on it. uke:

 

[madmanadam]

Came off in one piece. They used some type of gasket sealer, pertex? Cam out, next step.

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

Came off in one piece. They used some type of gasket sealer, pertex? Cam out, next step.

Sounds like its been off before?

 

[madmanadam]

The engine has 37000 miles on it that I know of. There is alot of things on this truck that seam not right. Oh well.
I had also noticed that the dampener was never key'd and it loooks that it has spun a little, some markings on the crank nose.