Yes, put the other two seals in first. That WP seal is a big time pain and needs to go in after the TC is installed. The rubber is so stiff on the seal that it cracks and will leak b/c of the way it is shaped, hard to explain, but if you slide it onto a socket that is the same size or just a hair bigger, and then slide it off the socket onto the drive it wont rip it. Put it on the socket the oposite way that it would go on the drive, the socket needs to be able to slip over the splines and up agains the smooth part of the drive. Just get it on there a little bit, then slip it off the socket onto the drive the correct way. Hopefully you can understand that. I had a friend who replaced his 4 times before he figured out this method. I got it with my first try doing it this way.



Yes, use enough washers so that the bolt is in plenty far, but not to far so that it will bottom out. As long as the dots line up after the chain is on you are good to go. If you are nervous about striping that bolt or dont want to crank on it to hard just pull the spark plugs and it should spin fairly easily.

PS. MAKE SURE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL!!!!


When you RTV the oil pan seal make sure you clean up the area where you are going to put the RTV the best you can. There really isnt any pressure there so just get plenty of it on there and you should be leak free.

 

I read it and re read it and I think I understand what you are saying. Thanks, you have been a big help!