Reply To: Re installing oil pump

[Peter Williams]

Jim,

With all due respect to Greg’s significant mechanical prowess, I offer these comments.

Liberal amounts of PB Blaster (two or three times, a few days in advance), a touch of heat to the tips of the studs and a GOOD Stud Pulling Socket, should do the trick to remove the studs without a break.

You will likely not do this again in your lifetime, so wear on the threaded part of the aluminum crankcase caused by hex-head screws / bolts is not really an issue.

Also, if you use your brain, after removing the studs, you will measure the depth of the blind holes in the crankcase and determine the thickness of the base of the oil pump.

If you then buy hex-head machine screws / bolts that are slightly shorter than your full depth, including pump base thickness and lock washers, you will not reach the blind end of the bolt hole and will not crack the crankcase from inserting and torquing too long of a bolt.

Finally, if you do this prep work, the oil pump will just go in like a charm.

Proper Project Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance (the Seven Ps for Success).

Cheers,

Peter