Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1134

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TIMING
MARKS
CAMSHAFT
SPROCKET
CRANKSHAFT
SPROCKET
J9409-69
Fig. 35 Alignment of Timing Marks
TIMING CHAIN COVER OIL SEAL (COVER NOT
REMOVED)
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
(2) Remove the cooling fan and shroud.
(3) Remove the serpentine belt (refer to Group 7,
Cooling Systems).
(4) Using a 3-jaw puller tool, pull pulley/damper
off of the crankshaft.
(5) Place a suitable tool behind the lips of the oil
seal to pry the oil seal outward. Be careful not to
damage the crankshaft seal surface of the cover (Fig.
36).
TIMING CHAIN
COVER
J9409-68
Fig. 36 Timing Chain Cover and Oil Seal
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the crankshaft front oil seal onto seal
installer special tool 6806 and C-3688 (Fig. 37).
Install seal.
(2) Install crankshaft pulley/damper using tool
C-3688.
SPECIAL
TOOL
C-3688
SPECIAL
TOOL
6 8 0 6
J9409-136
Fig. 37 Timing Chain Cover and Oil Seal
(3) Install serpentine belt (refer to Group 7, Cool­
ing System).
(4) Install cooling fan and shroud.
( 5 ) Connect negative cable to the battery.
TIMING CHAIN COVER OIL SEAL (COVER
REMOVED)
REMOVAL
(1) With timing cover removed from engine place a
suitable tool behind the lips of the oil seal to pry the
oil seal outward. Be careful not to damage the crank­
shaft seal surface of the cover.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the crankshaft front oil seal onto seal
installer special tool 6806.
(2) Use tool 6761 to support timing chain cover
when installing oil seal with tool 6806 (Fig. 38),
install seal.
CAMSHAFT
The camshaft has an integral oil pump and distrib­
utor drive gear (Fig. 40).
REMOVAL
(1) Remove cylinder head covers.
. (2) Remove rocker arm assemblies, identify each
part so it can be installed in its original location..
(3) Remove push rods and tappets. Identify each
part so i t can be installed in its original location.