If you are not planning to, I would put the pin back in. It helps support the case and keeps it aligned.

Floyd

 

For what its worth, my case cracked about 4-5 inches long from where the case cracked on the outside up toward the pump. Was fairly ugly. This was even at idle when I heard the pin fall at startup. Just imagine running down the road with it falling out. Ive seen the cases on ebay for 50$, but you wont find that good of a deal when you need it though. And for fan removal just put a smaller pipe wrench on the nut and get it a smack with the belt still installed.

 

what way does the nut turn, facing the truck, cw, or ccw? thanks

 

turn it cw. i didnt have a wrench either i left the belt on and put slight pressure on the pulley with a prybar wedged between it and the block and a big pair of channel locks on the fan. came right off.

 

Thanks, I think I'm going to check mine to see if its been done

 

I have read somewhere, Ill have to search for it, but some people get by with pullin the cam gear and than heatin it to put it back on.

 

That's the only way to go.
Instructions at the bottom here> http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/94...tructions.html

 

Do you have to pull the cam gear to just put the tab on?

 

NO !

Just if you need to replace a broken timing case.

 

Thats what I thought, thanks

 

http://www.genosgarage.com/GenosGara...erDowelPin.pdf

 

Thats what I read. I was gettin the internal server error when tryin to search again. Thanks

 

I just got finish with repairing my truck correctly, at first I did a temporary repair with JB weld and seemed to bond well when I first did it But when my new case came in and I removed the old case the peice that was JB welded in poped out without much effort.
I pulled the gear off the camshaft and then heated it back up to slip it back on, Not too bad to do

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