Sealing Flange, Removing And Installing, Belt Pulley Side: Removing

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-- Remove the right front wheel housing liner. Refer to WHEEL HOUSING LINER .

-- Remove the toothed belt. Refer to TOOTHED BELT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Loosen the crankshaft toothed belt sprocket bolt using the :3415 .

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-- Remove the bolt and remove the crankshaft toothed belt sprocket.

Vehicles With Two-Piece Oil Pan

-- Remove the oil pan lower section. Refer to OIL PAN LOWER SECTION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the oil pan upper section. Refer to OIL PAN UPPER SECTION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Vehicles With One-Piece Oil Pan

-- Remove the oil pan. Refer to OIL PAN, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Continuation For All Vehicles

-- Remove the rest of the bolts and carefully loosen the sealing flange from the bonding.

-- Remove the sealant residue on the cylinder block and the oil pan upper section with a commercially available chemical sealant remover.

-- Sealing surfaces must be completely free of oil and grease.