CARTRIDGE GP-TURBOCHARGER 2619287 - Caterpillar

Remove And Install Timing Gear Cover
start by:a) remove oil pan plateb) remove engine front supportc) remove water pump
Use care when the trunnion is removed and installed to prevent damage to the crankshaft front seal.
1. Remove the three bolts (1) that hold trunnion (2) to the timing gear cover. Remove the trunnion. Remove the O-ring seal from the trunnion. 2. Remove cover (3) and the O-ring seal from the timing gear plate. A new front timing gear cover and gaskets are used on all 3304 and 3306 Engines. The later timing gear cover has a different bolt arrangement as shown by arrows.3. Remove the bolts that hold timing gear cover in place. Carefully loosen the cover from the dowels and remove the cover. Weight of the timing gear cover is 48 lb. (22 kg).4. Clean the old gasket from the contact surface of the timing gear cover and timing gear plate. 5. Install a new gasket (4) on the timing gear plate. Cut the gasket even with the bottom face of the cylinder block. Put 5H2471 Gasket Cement on the bottom of the gasket where the gasket makes contact with the gasket for the oil pan plate.6. Put timing gear cover (5) in position on the timing gear plate and install the bolts that hold it in place. Make sure the bolts are tightened to a torque of 17 3 lb.ft. (23 4 N m).7. Install cover (4) and the O-ring seal on the timing gear plate.8. Put clean engine oil on the outside diameter of the crankshaft, the lip of the crankshaft seal and the O-ring for the trunnion.9. Install trunnion (2) and the O-ring seal in position on the timing gear cover.end by:a) install water pumpb) install engine front supportc) install pan plate