Chevrolet Light Duty Truck 1973 Service Manual page 392

6 - 5 6 E N G IN E
Fig. 15V—Sealing Bearing Cap
Fig. 17V—Installing Torsional Damper
4. Puil the cover slightly forward only enough to
permit cutting of oil pan front seal.
5. Using a sharp knife or other suitable cutting tool,
cut oil pan front seal flush with cylinder block at
both sides of cover (fig. 18V).
6. Remove front cover and attaching portion of oil
pan front seal. Remove front cover gasket.
Installation
Small V8 Engine
1. Make certain that cover mounting face and cylinder
block front end face are clean and flat.
2. Coat the oil seal with engine oil and using a new
cover gasket, coated with gasket sealer install cover
and gasket over dowel pins and cylinder block.
3. Install cover screws and torque to specifications.
4. Install water pump as outlined in Section 6K.
5. Install torsional damper as outlined.
6. Install oil pan as outlined.
APPLY
SEALANT
TO SHADED
AREAS ONLY
Mark IV V8 Engine
1. Clean gasket surface on block and crankcase front
cover.
2. Cut tabs from the new oil pan front seal (fig. 19V),
use a sharp instrument to ensure a clean cut.
3. Install seal to front cover, pressing tips into holes
provided in cover.
4. Coat the gasket with gasket sealer and place in
position on cover.
5. Apply a 1/8 inch bead of silicone rubber sealer,
part 1051435 (or equivalent) to the joint formed at the
oil pan and cylinder block (fig. 20V).
6. Position crankcase front cover over crankshaft.
7. Press cover downward against oil pan until cover is
aligned and installed over dowel pins on block.
Fig. 16V—Removing Torsional Damper
Fig. 18V—Cutting Tabs on Oil Pan Front Seal
LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL