Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) The dowel pin has been killed

[JamesPhillips]

This past weekend, I began the exhausting journey of ensuring my dowel pin would not wreck my engine. I purchased the kit from TST. The instructions were very easy to follow. I'm probably a little slower than some of you but it took me around a total of 10 hours to do this. I took my time, labeling parts and used caution not to damage my radiator when removing the fan and shroud. The most complicating piece of this puzzle was removal of the vibration pulley. The instructions stated to use an air impact wrench or engine barring tool. I didn't have a barring tool and my impact wrench would not budge the bolts. I used several socket extensions and wedged one end in the notch on the pulley and the other end of the extension against the garage floor. This served well to keep the pulley from turning while I loosened the bolts with a pull bar (hope that helps someone with the same issue). My dowel pin had worked out about 1/16". I don't think it would have ever given me a problem but I feel better about it now. All in all everything went back together fairly easily. I'm waiting anxiously to see if the gear cover is going to leak. Next weekend I begin the excitement of adding a TST #8 torque plate to boost the hp. Wish me luck.



James Phillips

96 CTD, 2500 2wd ext. cab longbed. 140K miles, straight exhaust - no kitty, dowel pin killed.

 

[Ric]

James, I'm in the proccess of doing the same thing the next weekend. It worry me the step to remove the vibrator pulley. I'll be in the same situation. What is the barring tool anyway?

Thank for the update. Ric

 

[JamesPhillips]

A barring tool looks like a socket with teeth. It slips into a hole in the bell housing and meshes with the flywheel to keep it from turning. I found the socket extention method to work much better. Please let me know if you have any questions. I'll be glad to try to walk you through it.



James

 

[JBlackwell]

Luckily I have a 5spd. and all I had to do to get the dampner off was put the truck in reverse and hit the emergency brake. Then used a cheater pipe over the ratchet to break the bolts loose. Took only 5 minutes at the most.





JD

 

[grtescpa]

Holding the crankshaft

I did my pin about 1 1/2 yrs ago. I just stuck a screw driver in the ring gear teeth. Held my breath and got the damper bolts loose.

It was not an easy or recomended method but it worked. Hope you did not oil the new cover seal. If you did it will leak.

 

[dberry]

I wedged a screw driver in the slots of the damper to the frame below the radiator done it 2 times worked easily both times!

 

[Missouri Mule]

JamesPhillips,

Congratulations on having not to worry about such a little thing ruining your engine!

 

[LHartman]

Such a great feeling knowing that pin is secured. Grats James.



Loren

 

[Turbo Thom]

We've had 3 trucks in the shop this week for the KDP. Two to be fixed and one that waited to long. Guess who got the largest bill?By far the largest.



. . Preston. .