dna9656
Full Member
To you all that have dropped the oil pan for what ever reason I d like your input on how to progress.
My thinking is this:
1. Disconnect the battery,
2. Drain the coolant, remove radiator.
3. Remove the water pump. Clean gasket area.
4. Remove timing chain cover, sprockets and chain. Clean gasket area.
5. Get the truck up on jack stands
6. Drain the motor oil, remove the filter.
7. Remove tires and wheels. Do I remove the calipers from the knuckle so I don't have to remove the rubber brake lines from the calipers?
8. Remove serpentine belt, remove harmonic balancer.
9. Move the axle, does anyone have any tips or know of something I should watch for, parts easily broken/lost etc...
10. Drop the oil pan. Clean the engine side of the gasket area and the oil pan.
11. Remove the oil pump and pickup tube.
12. Install the timing chain and sprockets, install the timing chain cover
13. Install the water pump.
14. Install the oil pump and pick up tube.
15. Install the oil pan.
16. Install the axle, brake calipers
17. Install the tires/wheels.
18. Get the truck off the jack stands
19. Install radiator, with new upper/lower and heater hoses.
20. Replace serpentine belt.
21. Add engine oil and anti-freeze.
22. Connect charged up battery.
23. Start it up and check for leaks.
24. Assuming no leaks lead a happy life.
I will be taking lots of pictures for my own use ansd will post them as i go through this. If any one has picture of this job it would be nice to see them!
Doug
My thinking is this:
1. Disconnect the battery,
2. Drain the coolant, remove radiator.
3. Remove the water pump. Clean gasket area.
4. Remove timing chain cover, sprockets and chain. Clean gasket area.
5. Get the truck up on jack stands
6. Drain the motor oil, remove the filter.
7. Remove tires and wheels. Do I remove the calipers from the knuckle so I don't have to remove the rubber brake lines from the calipers?
8. Remove serpentine belt, remove harmonic balancer.
9. Move the axle, does anyone have any tips or know of something I should watch for, parts easily broken/lost etc...
10. Drop the oil pan. Clean the engine side of the gasket area and the oil pan.
11. Remove the oil pump and pickup tube.
12. Install the timing chain and sprockets, install the timing chain cover
13. Install the water pump.
14. Install the oil pump and pick up tube.
15. Install the oil pan.
16. Install the axle, brake calipers
17. Install the tires/wheels.
18. Get the truck off the jack stands
19. Install radiator, with new upper/lower and heater hoses.
20. Replace serpentine belt.
21. Add engine oil and anti-freeze.
22. Connect charged up battery.
23. Start it up and check for leaks.
24. Assuming no leaks lead a happy life.
I will be taking lots of pictures for my own use ansd will post them as i go through this. If any one has picture of this job it would be nice to see them!
Doug