Heatmaker

Is there any technique top removing the timing cover without having to drop the oil pan, and keep the gasket intact?


BTW anyone know the parts numbers for the Timing cover gasket

or for the Cam shaft Seal?

camaro1fastz28

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MEAN LT1

You can actually get the timing cover out without taking down the pan but putting it back in is a different story. In order to put the t/c back in correctly and not have oil leak later on your going to want to drop the pan a little.

Heatmaker

pulling the pan looks like s*** and I got a aftermarket K member too. I don't feel like doin this, but my pan is stripped and crushed... but I don't feel like bothering with it... I need to check the chain, and the cam bearings. arggghhh is there an easy way to do this?

MEAN LT1

This might be a fine time to get the pan and pan bolts replaced. It should be cake if you have a tubular k-member.

Javier97Z28

Just cut two slits in the pan gasket and when reassembling use RTV to seal it back up where you cut it, doing it that way has never leaked on me.

Even if you get the timing cover off the gasket it's still going to rip at least some and you will need to RTV anyways. Better to make a neat cut than a rip.

shoebox

The pan seals to the installed timing cover, so technically, the pan must be moved away from the timing cover before the cover can be removed. Shortcuts inviite leaks, though there are some that get by.

You can find part numbers in the link in my sig.

Javier97Z28

Don't get me wrong, I meant you still have to drop quite a few of the pan bolts and loosen the rest to get the pan to come down to even think about doing it.

Just saying the gasket doesn't need to be replaced... I've done it to many times and it not leak to find otherwise.

sam pace

when you get your timing cover off.
the only way i know to get your cover back on with out trashing the other 3 seals is if you look at the bottom of your timing cover you will see the lip on the backside of it. shave the back lip on it with a dremmel.
when you go to put it back on you will need to use rtv on both sides of the oil pan gasket.
make sure you let the rtv "skin" before putting back on the timing cover.
GENTLY slide the timing cover back on and make sure the gasket does not move.
This is an old trick my brother taught me and it works quite well
This is the only way I know of with out loosening the oil pan.
I did this 3 years ago on mine, and it never leaked!
good luck.