Chevrolet Corvette 1963 Repair & Tune-Up Manual page 121

114 ENGINE AND ENGINE REBUILDING
Removing the vibration damper using a puller
2. Remove the radiator and fan shroud as
outlined in the Engine Cooling section.
3. Remove the drive belts, cooling fan (en
gine-mounted only), and fan pulley.
4. Remove the cooling system drain plugs
from the engine block and allow the coolant
to drain.
5. Disconnect the brackets and hoses from
the water pump and remove the water pump.
6. Remove the pulley, from the crankshaft
damper. Also remove the center bolt from the
damper, if so equipped.
7. Using a puller, remove the crankshaft
damper.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the
damper, the puller used must attach to the
hub of the damper. DO NOT use a jaw-
type puller to grasp the outside of the
damper.
8. On 1974 and earlier small-block models
only, remove the oil pan as outlined in the
Engine Lubrication section.
9. Remove the timing cover retaining bolts
and remove the timing cover.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean the gasket mating surfaces of the
water pump, timing cover, engine block, and
oil pan.
NOTE: Perform steps 2 and 3 only if the
oil pan was not removed.
2. Using a sharp knife, cut the protrud
ing oil pan gasket material flush with the front
of the engine block.
3. Apply a W bead of RTV sealer to the
oil pan-to-engine block front junctions (where
the excess gasket was previously removed).
4. Coat the new timing cover-to-oil pan
seal and lightly coat the lower portion of the
seal with engine oil,
5. Install the timing cover (with gasket
and seal). If the oil pan is installed, press
downward on the cover to position the cover
Apply sealer to the front pads at the area shown
(V8)
over the engine block dowel pins. Don't force
the cover over the pins.
6. Install and tighten the cover retaining
bolts. If the oil pan is installed, visually check
that the cover gasket and seal did not distort
after the bolts were tightened. Also check that
the sealer applied during step 3 compressed,
indicating a good seal.
7. Install the oil pan at this point, if it was
removed previously. Be sure to apply a small
amount of sealer where the oil pan side gas
kets meet the front and rear seals.
8. Oil the crankshaft seal and clean both
the crankshaft snout and the bore of the
damper.
9. Lightly oil the damper bore and the
crankshaft snout. Install the damper, using a
tool that will pull the damper onto the crank
shaft. It is not recommended to hammer the
crankshaft into place.
10. The remainder of the assembly is per-
formed in the reverse of steps 1-6 of the Re-
moval procedure. Be sure to fill the cooling
Timing cover and gasket—typical