Installation

1. Install silent shaft in cylinder block.

Fig. 79 Oil Pump Gear Timing Marks:

2. Install oil pump drive and driven gears in front case, ensuring gear timing marks are aligned, Fig. 79.

Fig. 81 Crankshaft Front Oil Seal Installation:

3. Using small end of oil seal guide tool No. MD998375-01, or equivalent, install crankshaft front oil seal, Fig. 81. If crankshaft front oil seal is already mounted to front case, use oil seal guide for protection of oil seal.
4. Install front case.

Fig. 45 Securing Silent Shaft:

5. Insert a screwdriver through plug hole in left side of cylinder block to keep shaft in position, Fig. 45, then tighten bolt to specification.
6. Install oil filter bracket assembly and gasket, then tighten front case bolts and oil filter bracket bolts to specification.
7. Install plug cap.
8. Install oil screen and gasket, then clean gasket surfaces of cylinder block and oil pan.
9. Install oil pan gasket, if equipped, using a small amount of suitable gasket sealant. If no gasket is used, apply a 0.16 inch (4 mm) wide bead of suitable sealant to entire circumference of oil pan flange.

Fig. 82 Oil Pan Bolt Location:

10. Install oil pan and tighten bolts to specification. Note difference in bolt length as shown, Fig. 82.