Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Steps 61-71





61. Remove the bolts, the oil pan and the oil pan gasket.





62. Remove the bolts, the oil pump screen cover and tube and the spacer.





63. Remove the oil pump. 1 Remove the bolts. 2 Remove the oil pump.





64. CAUTION: Make sure connecting rods and rod caps are numbered to keep them in the correct orientation.

Remove the bolts and the connecting rod caps.
^ Rotate the crankshaft so that the connecting rod is a bottom dead center.
^ Remove and discard the bolts.





65. CAUTION: Do not scratch the cylinder walls or the crankshaft journals with the connecting rod.

Remove the piston and rod assembly.
^ Using the special tool, guide the piston and rod assembly out of the cylinder.
66. Repeat the previous steps until all 10 piston and rod assemblies have been removed from the cylinder block.





67. Remove and discard the 12 cross-mounted bolts.





68. Remove and discard the bolts.





69. Remove the main bearing cap dowel pins.





70. Remove the main bearing caps, the lower crankshaft main bearings and the thrust washer.





71. Remove the crankshaft and the crankshaft main bearings from the cylinder block.