Timing Cover Removal

[Dake]

Another quick one for you, hopefully. I'm removing my lower timing cover for the first time, to have it repaired, and I've removed everything in the attached diagram (except 5) plus the upper timing cover and the front oil pan bolts, but it won't move. It's not just the gasket holding it on, wiggling and tapping won't move it and it feels like it's attached near the bottom.

 

Will any timing parts come off with the cover? It sure feels like I'm pulling on internal parts. Does the oil pan need to be removed?

[Son of Marty]

Did you remove the oil pan bolts? I think there are 5 of them. You can leave the oil pan in place just remove the bolts.

Edited April 9, 2017 by Son of Marty

[Dake]

Yeah I did, still feels like it's attached though.

[Son of Marty]

It maybe held up on #2 in the drawing the locating sleeve try prying lightly in that area, their are no hidden bolts on the covers unless you count them being berried in grease. 

[Dake]

That helped, now it's this area. Seems like those pins want to come out with the cover.

[Son of Marty]

Oh, you need to remove your timing chain tentioner  it's under the hex plug shown in your last picture. take the hex cover out and pull out the spring and piston, you may have to push the cover toward the engine to release side loading on the piston

Edited April 9, 2017 by Son of Marty

[Dake]

That worked! Just not as planned. Since that was the last thing holding the cover on it all just fell off when I applied torque to the hex. I take it that when I put this back together I'll just remove the tensioner, reinstall the cover, then reinstall the tensioner.

 

Thanks for the guidance!

[Son of Marty]

Yeah the tensioner is about the last thing to go on when you reassemble, read up on how to bleed it after you install it.