[6pack] Oil Pan Gasket-Ball Peen & Belt Sander

[N197TR4 at cs.com]

I do the ball peen hammer and then run the surface on a belt sander. Dont 
know how much this adds to the process, but it makes me feel good.

Joe A

>  While you have the oil pan off you should also check the lip on the
>    pan where the bolt holes are located with a straight edge.  These tend
>    over time to be dimpled outward from overtightening.  This  can easily
>    be remedied by placing the ball end of a ball peen hammer in the
>    center of the hole on the side of the pan that bolts to the block and
>    hitting the other end of the hammer with another hammer.  Seems like I
>    got this idea from other listers an eon or two ago.  Thanks listers.
> 
>    Mike Lunsford
> 

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