Crankshaft - Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual

PART 8-3
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289 And 302 V-8 8-83
with light weight engine oil. D o not
oil threads that require oil-resistant
or water-resistant sealer.
To perform the operations in this
section, it will be necessary to re-
move the engine from the vehicle and
install it on a work stand.
Refer to Part 8-1, Section 3 for
cleaning and inspection procedures.
CRANKSHAFT
The crankshaft and related parts
are shown in Fig. 62.
R E M O V A L
1. Disconnect the spark plug wires
at the spark plugs and remove the
wires from the ignition harness brack-
ets on the valve rocker arm covers.
Disconnect the coil to distributor high
tension lead at the coil. Remove the
distributor cap and spark plug wire
assembly. Remove the spark plugs to
allow easy rotation of the crankshaft.
2.
Remove the fuel pump and oil
filter. Slide the water pump bypass
hose clamp toward the water pump.
Remove the alternator and mounting
brackets.
On Thermactor engines, remove
the air pump and bracket.
3. Remove the crankshaft pulley
from the crankshaft vibration damper.
Remove the cap screw and washer
from the end of the crankshaft. In-
stall the puller on the crankshaft vi-
bration damper (Fig. 33) and remove
the damper.
4. Remove the cylinder front cov-
er and water pump as an assembly.
5. Remove the crankshaft front
oil slinger.. Check the timing chain
deflection; then remove the timing
chain and sprockets by following
steps 12 through 14 under Cylinder
Front Cover and Timing Chain Re-
moval.
6. Invert the engine on the work
stand. Remove the clutch pressure
plate and disc (manual-shift transmis-
sion). Remove the flywheel and engine
rear cover plate. Remove the oil pan
and gasket. Remove the oil pump.
7.
M a k e sure all bearing caps
(main and connecting rod) are marked
so that they can be installed i n their
original locations.
Turn the crank-
shaft until the connecting rod from
which the cap is being removed is
down and remove the beating cap.
Push the connecting rod and piston
assembly up into the cylinder. Re-
peat this procedure until all the con-
necting rod bearing caps are removed.
8. Remove the main bearing caps.
9. Carefully lift the crankshaft
out of the block so that the thrust
bearing surfaces are not damaged.
Handle the crankshaft with care to
avoid possible fracture or damage
to the finished surfaces.
To refinish
journals, dress minor imperfections,
etc., refer to Part 8-1, Section 2.
I N S T A L L A T I O N
1. Remove the rear journal oil
seal from the block and rear main
bearing cap.
2. Remove the main bearing in-
MAlN BEARING INSERTS
AIN BEARING INSERTS
CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET
MAlN BEARING CAPS
FIG.
62-Crankshaft and Related Parts