Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) stuck ckt

[Makensmoke]

I'm in the process of wiggling it out of the block and can barley get 1/8 turn out of it by grabbing it with a vice grips then grabbing that with a pliers and twisting.



Most of the electrical connector is broke off allready.



Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[csevers]

I am going to guess that you are talking about the Crank Postion Sensor ? Is that right? They can be very hard to get out.



Craig

 

[Makensmoke]

You are right.



It doesn't wiggle, I can barley get it to turn. Sure would be nice to get at it from the inside and push it out.

 

[csevers]

The problem is that moisture gets between the sensor head and and sealing O-ring and makes it almost impossible to get out some times. I totally destroyed mine when removing it. It also took almost 2 hrs of twisting and prying to get it out. Try to soak it down with penetrating oil and keep working it, twisting and pulling/prying.



Good Luck

Craig

 

[Makensmoke]

i'm still struggling, can't even get it to move the little I once did. The head is slowly getting more and more broke off. I've never had such a hard time working on this truck yet. I'll bet i've got 4 hrs laying under that thing getting nothing accomplished.

I'm going to look into pulling the pan, can I get it off without jacking up engine? If I pull it will I be able to push sensor out? In the time i've allready spent I could've pulled the pan several times, and i'm not getting much feedback on this post so i'm starting to think i'm on my own here. ?



Must be one of the joys of living in MN, LOTSA dirt and salt and crap on the roads.

 

[Makensmoke]

I finally ended up getting it out in pieces. I took a torch and burned out the inside as much as I could. (the outside is like fiberglass and doesn't burn much) then I drilled a hole in the magnet thats in it so I could easily insert a self tapper screw. Then I pulled on the screw with a vice grips and a screwdriver as a lever. That pulled the guts out, then the shell was left in, but was finally loose, so it was just a matter of working it out of there with a screwdriver. Pain in the arse big time. I got pics of the leftovers but my camera takes pics with too big file size for this forum.

Before starting the first time I changed the oil cause Newtons law says theres no way to go through all that and not drop anything in the pan.



FYI, when I checked around to see what it would cost to have the pan dropped (I had enough) it ranged from 500$ and some beer to the dealer or around 900$ at Cummins. Thats when I fired up the torch and dug into her. :--) :{