Front Cover & Oil Seal: Removal
- Disconnect negative battery cable and serpentine drive belt. Remove crankshaft pulley bolts, and remove pulley. Remove harmonic balancer-to-crankshaft bolt. Remove harmonic balancer using Harmonic Balancer Remover/Installer (J-23523-E).
- Remove oil pan. See OIL PAN under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. Remove water pump. See WATER PUMP under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION. On Corvette, remove throttle body air duct and distributor.
- On all models, remove front cover-to-engine bolts. Remove cover and gasket. Carefully pry seal from timing cover using a large screwdriver.