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- Edison, NJ
I'm about to bolt it back in and fill her up. What a pain it was getting it out, had to drop the crossmember, and take the exhaust off in order to manuver it out with the dipstick attached. Finally got it out, and seperated the two, cleaned the o-ring and bolted the half back to the firewall. Now I have the pan ready to go back on. I am using MOPAR Silicone RTV only, so I have a couple questions about how I can make this a clean, straight-forward install.
1) Best way to get it to seat back on? Dipstick attached? Slide it back in while its bolted to the firewall?
2) Should I put the RTV on before I even get under the truck to bolt it up? I don't want RTV all over the place.
3) Bolt pattern and torque spec? What kind of pattern should I bolt it up in for the 19 bolts? And what torque? I don't want to strip it and they felt fairly light when I was taking them off.
I searched and really didn't get a straightforward answer. Thanks in advance for any input.
Andrew
1) Best way to get it to seat back on? Dipstick attached? Slide it back in while its bolted to the firewall?
2) Should I put the RTV on before I even get under the truck to bolt it up? I don't want RTV all over the place.
3) Bolt pattern and torque spec? What kind of pattern should I bolt it up in for the 19 bolts? And what torque? I don't want to strip it and they felt fairly light when I was taking them off.
I searched and really didn't get a straightforward answer. Thanks in advance for any input.
Andrew