All Small Six Removing timing chain

[twodogs]

To prevent oil from seeping through the keyway, put a little bit of RTV on there right before you put the harmonic balancer back on.

 

[bubba22349]

X2 Good catch after you get the old front seal shell out the new seal will install easy, I use some non hardening Permatex or the liquid type Aviation Cement around the outside of the seal before I install them into the timing cover. Since your doing this with the engine in the car you can glue down the timing cover gasket to the block with some of the Aviation Cemet or some Gasket Snitch also works good too. Then you are ready to re-install the timing cover you can use a littl bit of RTV on the cover gasket if you want leave all the bolts a little bit loose so it can move until after you install the crankshaft Dampener (that will help center the timing cover) next align the timing covers oil pan flanges to each side of the blocks oil pan rails then you can start tightening up all the timing cover bolts. Glue down the oil pans long side gaskets to the blocks pan rails you can then use your pan bolts to hold the gasket in place until it's set up some also install the front and rear rubber end seals to help hold the pan rail gaskets too, after that you will be ready to reinstall the oil pan. Your doing a great job on your assembly, best of luck