The shaft that runs to my WP from the timing cover is leaking a bit of oil.
I'm going to also be replacing the seal for that WP drive shaft thinggie. What will I need part wise for this Water Pump drive shaft seal thing?

The Timing chain cover is also leaking oil so I'm thinking might as well do the timing chain while i'm in there.

Parts I think I'll need so far:
-WP gaskets
-WP O rings for drive shaft
-WP drive shaft seal thinggies(?)
-Timing Chain / Cam sprocket / Crank Sprocket
-Timing Chain cover Gasket
-Anything Else?

So I guess where the confusion is is what parts will I need to do this and what is included in the "kit", and what will i need for the WP drive shaft seal (how hard is that to do?)

Finally, for a bolton stalled LT1, would it be completly overkill going with the ED timing set? About how much more is it that a stock set? Will it fit my 95Z no problem?

Thanks,
Toby.

 

I just bough the timing cover gasket seal kit at Oreilly auto parts.
It had, cover gasket, water pump gaskets and rubber o-rings plus all three round seals.

 

You may want to buy an oil pan gasket too, because if you're not extremely careful, you can rip it really easy. I actually ripped mine putting the timing cover back on. Just be sure to loosen the pan up as much as you can. Also as stated earlier, the Felpro timing cover gasket kit comes with the waterpump drive seal and the water pump gaskets, as well as the timing cover gasket, the front seal and the opti seal.

 

Great info! Does the oil need to be drained to lower the pan?? how likely is this to happen? Is it inevitable in some situations to rip it? or is it a case of being "careful enough" ?

 

You definately want to drain the oil out of the pan before doing this job. It is not necessary to rip the oil pan gasket, you just have to be extremely slow and easy with the timing cover while taking it out. Just get the oil pan as low as you can in the front. Trust me, take the extra time to get the oil pan down in the front, because changing the pan gasket is not a fun job.

 

Just remember that the oil pan gasket is a major terrific pain in the *** to replace due to the limited space to lower the pan. The trick is take your time and dont tear it.

 

Get the timing cover gasket kit. Comes with new seals and everything, it's all you need. If you replace timing chain, get the GM Performance kit and I used a Cloyes chain. Just make sure to align the dots.