Timing Gear Cover: Installation
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- Clean timing gear cover and cylinder block mating surfaces. Coat cylinder block and timing gear cover gasket surfaces with oil resistant sealer. Install timing gear cover gasket. Apply silicone sealer to block/pan junction and to oil pan gasket sealing surface.
- Position timing gear cover on cylinder block. Hand-start timing gear cover and pan bolts. To aid timing gear cover alignment, slide Timing Gear Cover Aligner (T61P-6019-B) over crankshaft and into seal bore.
- Tighten timing gear cover bolts first to obtain proper alignment, then tighten oil pan bolts. Remove timing gear cover aligner. Install and lubricate timing gear cover oil seal. See CRANKSHAFT FRONT SEAL .
- Lubricate crankshaft stub, vibration damper hub I.D. and sealing surface of timing gear cover seal with clean engine oil. DO NOT apply grease to seal. Apply a 1/4" (6 mm) bead of silicone sealer to keyway inside vibration damper hub.
- Using Vibration Damper Replacer (T52L-6306-AEE), install vibration damper. To install remaining components, reverse removal procedure. Tighten bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Fill and bleed air from cooling system. See COOLING SYSTEM BLEEDING .