there is no pin in the whole.. and i found a hole on my front case that it hit.. small whole.. that explains my leak.... i dont see any damage to anything else... should i be conserned at all?

 

You can not find a pin anywhere? You need to clean the area very good and check for any issues. I have a hard time believing the steel pin has just disappeared.?!?! I mean it is possible the pin got shot out of the hole in the front cover. But very unlikely. Just put some Black RTV in the hole and call it good...

 

Seems like you were lucky in that the pin didn't get wedged someplace and tear the case apart, which has been known to happen. Sometimes th epin will fall into the oil pan, but it sound like yours may have been shot out of the case. If the timing case is not damaged beyond repair, and the gears in the case are all good, and the pin is nowhere to be found, patch up the front cover as necessary, and if you can get it to seal, put it all back together and be merry.

Chris

 

Pin's in the oil pan. It won't hurt anything down there, it's too big to get through the oil pickup screen. Get another pin, it provides support for the case. The bolts just keep the case from falling off, the pins are what locate it and keep all the gears lined up right.

 

i had that same problem, i was stupped forever about that. i went to tear into my truck to tab the kdp and i was like what the heck its gone? so i had to buy a new kdp (had a machine shop make it for 5 bucks) and tabbed it and then i changed my oil about 2 weeks later and it was laying in there, we are some of the lucky ones that didnt have it go flying into something it shouldnt have

 

yes, i think you should replace the pin and put a tab on it.

 

I used a trimmed down fender washer to hold mine in after it fell out. It was laying on the front of the oil pan. You may be able to get a magnet retrieval tool in the oil pan and fish around for the pin. Good luck with the graphite seal they can be a pain.