by handymanny01 » Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:31 pm
I did this exact job years ago on mine..(you prise it off ,, but it wont go back on). its essentially impossible, as the cover is doweled on, and therefor has to go straight on.. the rubber seal to sump is fully in the way of this, so i drilled and tapped the dowels, made tiny slide hammer to remove them..and pulled them out.. then refitted the front cover, then tapped the dowels back in through the cover once id settled the cover down into the seal (with lots of good silicone) and fitted the cover bolts (loosely tightened) Normally the cover would go onto the block first,,, then the sump would get fitted... but sometimes ya gotta get creative when youre in elbow deep on a job!