Tips on timing cover install

[bugedd]

I am putting my timing cover back together and want to make sure it won't leak. Normally I would just slip the crank seal in, put a little permatex high temp on the gasket and call it good. But with the high quality and accurate stamping they did with this cover (sarcasm?), I am worried about it sealing. So, should I put a bit of permatex on the crank seal between the seal and the cover? And any other advice?

 

[Trevor Jessie]

You will want to slip the crank pulley on to center the cover before tightening any of the bolts. I usually turn the crank too just to be sure.

 

[bugedd]

So I am putting things together, and I had the starter out to jam up the ring gear to torque the crank bolt. Well I am trying like heck to get the starter back in, and somehow I got it out, but for the life of me I can't find the magic angle to get that sucker back in. Ten minutes of trying to get it in and I am pretty angry. My seven year old son gave me some great advice and said "maybe you should work on something else for a while". Sound advice.

 

[abarth69]

Make sure the cover flanges are flat you need to put it on a flat surface.

Cheers

Mark

 

[jlaird]

You working on it too hard. Just kind of wiggle it down in there. Should be easly done. One man job, maybe 5 min all told.