Timing Chain Cover-Removal And Installation; Inside View Of Timing Chain Cover; Timing Chain Cover Fastener Locations - Jeep cherokee 1989 Owner's Manual

bore with the lip (open end) of the seal facing in. A small amount of
oil applied to the outer edge of the new seal will make installation easier
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don't overdo it!
8
Drive the seal into the bore with a large socket and hammer until
it's completely seated (see illustration). Select a socket that's the same
outside diameter as the seal. A section of pipe or even a block of wood
can be used if a socket isn't available) (see illustration).
9 Reinstall the timing chain cover.
13 Timing chain cover -
removal and installation
Refer to illustrations 13.6, 13.7 and 13.13
Remove the vibration damper (see Section 11
1
2 Remove the fan and hub assembly (see Chapter 3).
3 Remove the air conditioning compressor (if equipped) and the alter-
nator bracket assembly from the cylinder head and set it aside.
4 Remove the oil pan-to-timing chain cover bolts and the timing chain
cover-to-block bolts.
5 Separate the timing chain cover from the engine. Avoid damaging
the sealing surfaces; do not force tools between the cover and block.
6 Cut off the oil pan gasket end tabs flush with the front face of
the cylinder block and trim off the end seal tabs (see illustration).
7 Thoroughly clean the cover and all sealing surfaces, removing any
traces of gasket material. Drive the old oil seal out from the rear of
the timing chain cover and replace it with a new one (see Section 12).
Also replace the chain guide, if necessary (see illustration).
8
Apply sealing compound (Perfect Seal or equivalent) to both sides
of the new timing cover gasket and position the gasket on the engine
block.
9 Trim the end tabs off the new oil pan gaskets to correspond with
those cut off the original gasket. Attach the new end tabs to the oil
pan with cement.
10 Coat the timing chain cover-to-oil pan seal tab recesses generously

13.7 Inside view of timing chain cover

A Cutout for driving out oil seal
B Timing chain guide
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Chapter 2 Part A
Four-cylinder engine
with RTV sealant (Jeep Gasket-In-A-Tube or equivalent) and position
the seal onto the timing chain cover. Then apply a film of oil to the
seal-to-oil pan contact surface.
11 Position the timing chain cover on the engine block.
12 Install the vibration damper t o center the timing chain cover.
1 3 Install the cover-to-block nuts and bolts and the oil pan-to-cover
bolts and tighten them to the specified torque (see illustration).
1 4 Reinstall the remaining parts in the reverse order of removal.
1 5 Run the engine and check for oil leaks.
13.6 Cut the end tabs (1) flush with the block and trim
the end seal tabs

13.13 Timing chain cover fastener locations

A
Bolt B Nut