THe only time the bolt eats into the timing cover is when I torque down on it to turn the engine over to attach the flywheel bolts. It will torque to 25 ft pnds no problem. I plan on using the long bolt to bottom out so I can turn the engine,then use the short bolt for the damper. It's weird but the old timing cover was ate up. It had a lot metal ground off around the seal area cause of it. I know it was the same on it before I tore it down cause, 1. the ate up seal area, and two, I tried to turn the engine before and it just kept turning and turning. It took a lot to make it turn, but it did turn and the engine never did. --- robert.sliko@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: From: Robert Sliko <robert.sliko@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] (no subject) Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:11:03 -0400 I have not taken mine apart, but it seems strange that the pulley/damper assy does not rest solidly against the crank and the bolt just squeezes the parts together without drawing the pulley against the timing cover. Seems like something is missing between the pulley and end of the crank or the crank end was machined thinner. A longer bolt may bottom out but then the pulley will be loose Sent from my iPhone On May 15, 2013, at 11:35 AM, "Thomas Garner" <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes I do. Not sure it's the right one, but it's there and it's thick. > > > > > --- piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] (no subject) > Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:23:44 -0700 (PDT) > > There is a heavy washer that is supposed to go under the crankshaft bolt. Do you have that washer in place? > > Joe > > --- On Wed, 5/15/13, Thomas Garner <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> From: Thomas Garner <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: [AMC-list] (no subject) >> To: "AMC List" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 7:16 AM >> Ok, I know I"m a slow engine builder, >> but I keep hitting hurtles. My crankshaft bolt does not >> bottom out. I turn it and it keeps tightening. My old timing >> chain cover got trashed because of it. This makes it >> difficult to attach the engine to the flywheel since I can't >> turn the engine with a breaker bar at the crankshaft bolt >> cause it won't turn the engine, till it crushes the cover. >> >> I'm gonna get a longer bolt to tighten till it bottoms out >> in the crankshaft. I'm thinking maybe the crankshaft bolt >> isn't right. >> >> Does anybody know how long the crankshaft bolt is? Maybe the >> washer is too thick, IDK. >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________ >> Are you prepared for your exam >> 4TestsMail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >> http://www.4testsmail.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> AMC-list mailing list >> AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Are you prepared for your exam > 4TestsMail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://www.4testsmail.com/ > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com _____________________________________________________________ Are you prepared for your exam 4TestsMail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://www.4testsmail.com/ _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com