Rick
I have just gone through the same thing with my oil pump. I resorted to a
lead faced hammer and continued to tap the casing until I could finally see
some movement. It will eventually move and if there is room for a very thin
(but strong) tool such as a scraper then you can gently tap it between the
body and the engine. As a previous response indicated, you may need to
re-face it after, but it does come off. The two books that I would recommend
that you obtain are the TD workshop manual and Horst Schach's Restoration
Manual. Both have valuable information and I have found that the Restoration
Manual has some great insights based on actual experience.
Good Luck and Happy MGing
Brian
Rick & Carolyn wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Well I'm at the point of restoration that I started with. A engine
> blowing smoke out the draft tube. I found a DPO or a scam job
> occurred. On three pistons the top ring was removed. They are not in
> the pan or head. The forth was broken. Man I hate shoddy workmanship.
> The awful noise I heard before I took her off the road was actually the
> bottom skirt of number three piston falling off. At least it didn't
> score the cylinder walls.
>
> Now My main problem is I can't get the oil pump case off the engine. Is
> there a trick to it. I have tapped it with a dead blow to no avail. It
> ain't moving. According to the book I don't have remove the drive gear
> as it all comes out with the pump. Is there a hidden bolt some where
> I'm not seeing? I have the 8 bolts out that hold on the cover and
> removed the driven gear like the book says. It is a late TD with the
> intregal oil filter attached. I'm at a loss. I even tried rapping it
> lightly with a ballpean hammer to see if the shock of metal to metal
> would loosen it. No way, it is on there good.
>
> TIA
>
> Rick
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