F 350 2WD Pickup V8-460 7.5L VIN G EFI (1997)
Timing Cover: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
NOTE: Crankshaft front seal replacement is recommended whenever the engine front cover has been removed.
1. Disconnect battery ground cable. Drain crankcase.
2. Drain cooling system.
3. Remove drive belts.
4. Remove bolts attaching fan shroud to radiator.
5. Remove fan blade from fan clutch and remove fan shroud.
6. Remove fan clutch and water pump pulley from water pump.
7. Disconnect upper radiator hose and lower radiator hose at engine. Disconnect transmission oil cooler lines at radiator.
8. Remove upper radiator support bracket and remove radiator.
9. Remove generator pivot and attaching bolts. Remove generator (GEN) from generator mounting bracket and generator adjusting arm.
10. Remove two bolts attaching generator adjusting arm to water pump and generator mounting bracket and remove generator adjusting arm.
11. Remove air pump pivot and attaching bolts. Remove secondary air injection pump (AIR pump) from generator mounting bracket.
12. Remove four bolts attaching generator mounting bracket to cylinder head, cylinder block and water pump, and remove generator mounting
bracket.
13. Remove power steering pump pulley from power steering pump.
14. Remove power steering lines from power steering pump. Remove four bolts attaching power steering pump to A/C compressor mounting bracket
and remove power steering pump from A/C compressor mounting bracket.
15. Remove four bolts attaching A/C compressor to A/C compressor mounting bracket. Remove four bolts and one nut attaching A/C compressor
mounting bracket to cylinder head and water pump. Remove A/C compressor mounting bracket from engine.
16. Remove the crankshaft pulley from the crankshaft vibration damper.
17. Remove bolt and washer attaching crankshaft vibration damper. Remove crankshaft vibration damper using Crankshaft Damper Remover
T58P-6316-D or Rotunda Gear and Pulley Puller 014-00293 or equivalent. Remove Woodruff key and crankshaft damper spacer from crankshaft.
18. Loosen water bypass tube at water pump. Disconnect heater return hose at water pump.
