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KDP Tabbed

09-25-2002, 12:30 AM

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Kirwin

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KDP Tabbed

Just finished tabbing my KDP. (50,394 miles) Job is not bad. Hardest part was getting the new crankshaft seal installed in the cover. I might have used a four letter word or two. Couldn't get it to start in straight to save my life. Probably will leak as many times as I had to drive it in then pry it out. That way I can get more practice with a new seal! Old seal didn't have the dust seal that the new one comes with. My KDP was still recessed in the gear case about a 16th of an inch so I assume it hadn't moved. Bought a M8 X 20mm bolt and loctited the tab in there. I did remove the fan and shroud, also the drivers side battery and battery tray. Getting the windshield washer bottle off the shroud required this in my truck. Look carefully as to how the tachometer pickup is routed it took me a few tries to get it routed back correctly so that it cleared the fan pulley and the belt. Fan mount has to come off and this requires removal of the small bolts that are in a circle around the fan nut. I recommend that you break these loose while the fan belt is still on. They shouldn't be that tight but they were quite snug in my truck.

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