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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sanford, NC
Posts: 32
The dowel pin has been killed
This past weekend, I began the exhausting journey of ensuring my dowel pin would not wreck my engine. I purchased the kit from TST. The instructions were very easy to follow. I'm probably a little slower than some of you but it took me around a total of 10 hours to do this. I took my time, labeling parts and used caution not to damage my radiator when removing the fan and shroud. The most complicating piece of this puzzle was removal of the vibration pulley. The instructions stated to use an air impact wrench or engine barring tool. I didn't have a barring tool and my impact wrench would not budge the bolts. I used several socket extensions and wedged one end in the notch on the pulley and the other end of the extension against the garage floor. This served well to keep the pulley from turning while I loosened the bolts with a pull bar (hope that helps someone with the same issue). My dowel pin had worked out about 1/16". I don't think it would have ever given me a problem but I feel better about it now. All in all everything went back together fairly easily. I'm waiting anxiously to see if the gear cover is going to leak. Next weekend I begin the excitement of adding a TST #8 torque plate to boost the hp. Wish me luck.
James Phillips
96 CTD, 2500 2wd ext. cab longbed. 140K miles, straight exhaust - no kitty, dowel pin killed.
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