Alex Sol

Does anyone know what this part does? i removed it from the the most recent engine teardown and put away neatly with the cover so assume it came off prior to splitting the case.

John McM

Number 16 on the diagram

prschmn

Mickey mouse cover----------

cscrogham

Its a cap that can be removed to access the intermediate shaft gear for the chain correlation procedure. The chains have to be shimmed in or out at the camshaft to run "true" and compensate for the 54.8mm difference in distance from left to right sides.

Alex Sol

thanks for the response but what the heck does that cylinder shaped metal piece and more importantly what will it NOT be doing when i leave in my box of 'extra parts' left over from my rebuild??? hahaha

Alex Sol

agree that the cover is shaped like Mickey Mouse and #16

cscrogham

That cylinder looks like the plug at either end of the cam housings where you would remove the rocker arm spray bar. See if one is missing or if it fits there.

Alex Sol

here's the no. 8 part... shows that we need to remove on disassembly but has no assembly instruction...

strange?

cscrogham

Ah ok, thats just the plug that lets you clean the inside of the Int Shaft. Goes back in with a little snap ring.

Alex Sol

can i run without it? it appears to be able to push into the engine area and i'm afraid to lose it in there... also, i did not have snap ring when removing last time... and there is a threaded hole on one side of this 'aluminum plug'...

cscrogham

It needs to be in there. Install with the factory tool which is basically a long 6mm bolt, clean the sleeve and put some green loktite in with it and a new snapring. It's not that bad you can do it.

cscrogham

Green loktite is called sleeve retainer.

Alex Sol

thanks for the tip. does the snap ring go in and sits in a groove then install the plug? i have the m6 bolt - same 'factory' tool used to install the cross shaft on the transmission. similar to the 'factory' tool to set the cams - a spark plug..

cscrogham

Plug first, then snap ring sits in a groove to retain the plug.

Alex Sol

just updating this post. i had 'forgotten' to replace this plug and threw rod bearing 1 and 2..

just wondering what this shaft plug does. i will be sure to replace is this time around... my engine shop removed and i did not replace... $4,000 oops...