lucky131969

No.

USAFZ06

you sissy's and your impacts...I never had a problem getting the crank bolt out with just a half inch rachet/socket and a small breaker bar...did probably 7 or 8 this way

USAFZ06

btw good progress oz..take youre time and do everything the right way

deadcafe

, as I said in my first thread

Wrap your dampener loosley in HD in foil Heat it up to 250 to 275 degrees Fairinheight for approx 30 to 45 monutes. No more than that. Your front seat can handle a temp about 100 degrees more than that without distorting. This will ease your cranking and it will only have a few turns to go. 240lbs tq is no easy feat bu with the heat help shouldent be to har at all. Cant wait to hear a video after the work is done.

ILM-Express

Ok, last night I did remove the timing cover and found out I could not longer turn the crank by hand, so time to make another tool.



With the oil pump out of the way



With the pump out, new parts to make tools. Here is the new crank turning tool, made with the rotor of the old oil pump rotor.







Fits like a glove



Gears and chain out of the way, the chain had a lot of slack on it



Water pump bolts in



Cam out

TR97C5

Once again great thread, nice work and appreciate all the photos!

0HorsePowerAddicts

Nice ideals on making your own ls tools.

BlueRag

What timing set are you going to use?
I've had great luck with Cloyes hex-adjust (4 of my cam installs to be exact)


Stan

ILM-Express

Stock with new LS2 chain

printmanjackson

wow, you really had a lot of slack in that timing chain. how many miles? how are the sprockets?

ILM-Express

62k on the chain, the sprockets look fine

ILM-Express

Slowly but surely this thing is going back together.

printmanjackson

maybe it's the angle but is that chain tight? it just looks like it has some slack.

Great thread!

ILM-Express

Yes is the new LS2 chain and it does have some slack, but not as much as the old LS1 chain that it replaced.

vettenuts

Curious if you used Loctite on the cam sprocket bolts? A few guys had them back out and there have been some cases of them backing out from the factory build.

ILM-Express

Oh yes, a drop of med locktite on each bolt going back on.

30MilesOffshore

What's the latest update? She is turning out nice!

ILM-Express

The garage has been very cold at night (below 30) so my project is on hold.

I also have a very bad cold, so no more work until it warms up a bit.

ILM-Express

waiting on LS3 timing chain damper

Blorton

Great job with the thread and pics. Thanks for sharing those.

Personally, I'd love to see a gear-driven retrofit kit for these engines.