Timing Chain Cover; Timing Chain Cover Sealing - Chrysler Sebring 2004 Service Manual

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TIMING CHAIN COVER

REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect negative battery cable.
(2) Drain cooling system (Refer to 7 - COOLING/
ENGINE - STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(3) Remove coolant pressure container (Refer to 7 -
COOLING/ENGINE/COOLANT RECOVERY PRESS
CONTAINER - REMOVAL).
(4) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(5) Remove right front wheel and belt splash
shield.
(6) Remove accessory drive belts (Refer to 7 -
COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS -
REMOVAL).
(7) Remove crankshaft vibration dampner (Refer to
9 - ENGINE/ENGINE
DAMPER - REMOVAL).
(8) Remove AC/Generator belt tensioner/bracket
assembly.
(9) Disconnect heater hose from tube at right front
frame rail area.
(10) Lower vehicle.
(11) Remove screws securing heater supply tube to
right frame rail. Reposition heater supply tube.
(12) Place a floor jack with wooden block under oil
pan to support engine.
(13) Remove right engine mount (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE MOUNTING/RIGHT MOUNT -
REMOVAL).
(14) Remove upper timing chain cover bolts.
(15) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(16) Remove remaining bolts securing timing chain
cover to engine (Fig. 110).
(17) Remove timing chain cover.
(18) Discard timing chain cover gasket. Remove
front crankshaft oil seal from cover.
INSTALLATION
(1) Inspect and clean timing chain cover sealing
surfaces.
(2) Before installing timing cover gasket apply a
1/8 inch bead of Mopar Engine RTV GEN II to the
parting lines between the oil pan and cylinder block
(Fig. 111).
(3) Install timing cover and gasket. Tighten M10
cover bolts to 54 N·m (40 ft. lbs.) and M6 bolts to 12
N·m (105 in. lbs.) (Fig. 110).
(4) Install front crankshaft oil seal using Special
Tool 6780-2 sleeve and 6780-1 installer.
(5) Lower vehicle.
(6) Install right engine mount (Refer to 9 -
ENGINE/ENGINE MOUNTING/RIGHT MOUNT -
INSTALLATION).
(7) Install screws attaching heater supply tube to
right front frame rail area.
BLOCK/VIBRATION
ENGINE 2.7L DOHC
Fig. 110 TIMING CHAIN COVER
1 - GASKET
2 - TIMING CHAIN COVER
3 - BOLT - M6
4 - BOLT - M10
Fig. 111 TIMING CHAIN COVER SEALING
1 - PLACE A 1/8 INCH BEAD OF SEALER AT PARTING LINE
(8) Raise vehicle on hoist.
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