There is 2 bolts (torx) holding a plate down, like the cam. I removed the two bolts assuming it would pull out. Is it pressed in? Do I need to use a puller or am I missing something else holding it in. This is the last thing I need to remove from the block before I take it to the machine shop.

Thanks
Dustin

 

Should just pull out. I knocked mine out from the back, which is easy to do if the intake is off.

 

So just the 2 bolts then tap it out? I will go do that. I just wanted to make sure that there was no retainer or something like that on the back. I couldn't see any but I didn't want to break anything.

thanks
Dustin

 

this is how I got mine out....I used a big wrench and put the open end over the gear and then used a breaker bar inside the closed end put for leverage along with the TB and then pulled like a bastard and it popped right out with a lot of force!!!!!

 

Thanks for the help. I got it. I just put a small socket against the back side and tapped it out. It was literally the last piece to remove to have my block completely bare. It goes to the machine shop thursday. Thanks for the help.

Dustin