Main caps stuck?
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Racer
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Main caps stuck?
Dropped the oil pan, engine in the car, and want to take a look at the main bearings. I'm trying to take off the center main cap, but it's not as easy as I had hoped. Took out all 6 bolts, of course. It wiggles a little front to back if I force it, but won't come out.
Is there a trick to getting it out? I tried taking off one of the side bolts on the cap next to it hoping it would releave some squeezing pressure, but didn't help much. Will it be easier once I take all the bolts out of all the caps?
Also, it seems there's no way to take out the rear main cap without taking the rear main seal housing off, which means a clutch job on top of all this work... Is that correct?
Is there a trick to getting it out? I tried taking off one of the side bolts on the cap next to it hoping it would releave some squeezing pressure, but didn't help much. Will it be easier once I take all the bolts out of all the caps?
Also, it seems there's no way to take out the rear main cap without taking the rear main seal housing off, which means a clutch job on top of all this work... Is that correct?
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: LA CA
Followup:
The correct tool for this is a slide hammer.
Since I didn't have one, I grabbed on the cap with a claw of a pulley puller, and tapped down on that.
Some came out easier than others.
You should also know, that there's no way to pull off the #1 and #5 bearing caps without pulling the engine
The correct tool for this is a slide hammer.
Since I didn't have one, I grabbed on the cap with a claw of a pulley puller, and tapped down on that.
Some came out easier than others.
You should also know, that there's no way to pull off the #1 and #5 bearing caps without pulling the engine
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2007
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