TM 9-2320-361-34 3-8. TIMING GEARS COVER AND GASKET REPLACEMENT THIS TASK COVERS: a. Removal b. Installation INITIAL SETUP APPLICABLE MODELS All REFERENCES (TM) TM 9-2320-361-10 TOOLS TM 9-2320-361-20 TM 9-2320-361-34P General mechanic’s tool kit (Appendix B, Item 1) EQUIPMENT CONDITION MATERIALS/PARTS ● Vibration damper removed (para. 3-4). ● Tachometer cable adapter removed Gasket (Appendix F, Item 45) (TM 9-2320-361-20). Eighteen lockwashers (Appendix F, Item 123) ● Water pump and housing removed Gasket (Appendix F, Item 28) (TM 9-2320-361-20). Lockwasher (Appendix F, Item 128) Sealing compound, thread locking (Appendix C, Item 18) Sealing compound, gasket forming (Appendix C, Item 19) 1. Remove nut (21) and lockwasher (20) from timing cover stud (23). 2. Remove four nuts (12), lockwashers (11), screws (22), access cover (19) and gasket (18). Discard lockwashers (11) and gasket (18). 3. 4. 5. 6. Remove seven screws (25) and lockwashers (24) from adapter plate (13) and timing cover (4). Discard lockwashers (23). Remove nut (8), lockwasher (7), nut (10), lockwasher (9), and screws (1) and (26) from adapter plate (13) and timing cover (4). Discard lockwashers (7) and (9). Remove nut (2) and lockwasher (3) from timing cover (4) and stud (6). Discard lockwasher (3). Remove four screws (16) and lockwashers (17) from timing cover (4) and oil pan (14). Discard lockwashers (17). 7. 8. Oil pan gasket may stick to timing cover. Use care when removing timing cover from oil pan. Failure to do this may damage oil pan gasket. Remove timing cover (4) and gasket (5) from adapter plate (13) and oil pan gasket (15). Discard gasket (5). Remove all remaining gasket (5) material from timing cover (4) and adapter plate (13). b. Installation 1. With new gasket (5) laying flat on timing cover (4), trim bottom edges of gasket (5) even with the bottom edge of timing cover (4). 2. Apply a thin, even coat of gasket sealing compound on both sides of new timing cover gasket (5) and exposed surface of oil pan gasket (15). 3-28