Oil pump drive gear ,2.5d

[chain13]

Hi there , i,m doing a front cover on my 1997 2.5d because it cracked the plate at the top from inj pump being loose , now when i pulled it down i noticed the oil pump drive has no woodruff key .it spins freely with no tension at all , i know the bolt holds it but shouldnt it be a press fit to start with ,do i need to use a bearing retainer loctite or is the gear just worn , cheers for any help

[metalworker0]

save this manual because .. they usually disappear after a while

page 105

https://www.marinedieselbasics.com/wp-c ... ervice.pdf


other than use a special hylomar pl32m sealent .. says nothing else


all the best.mark

[chain13]

thanks mark for reply , yeah i have found that manual but didnt know if there was a hidden trick to it , trust ford to make something without a key way . i could put some bearing retainer locktight on it but didnt know if this was good or bad idea . please if anyone else has a hidden trick let me know , cheers

[V184]

Hi there , i,m doing a front cover on my 1997 2.5d because it cracked the plate at the top from inj pump being loose , now when i pulled it down i noticed the oil pump drive has no woodruff key .it spins freely with no tension at all , i know the bolt holds it but shouldnt it be a press fit to start with ,do i need to use a bearing retainer loctite or is the gear just worn , cheers for any help

Just torque it up to spec not a press fit

[metalworker0]

is it tapperd?

all the best.mark

[MinorMatt]

The gear is held solely by the clamping force of the crank pulley bolt. There is no woodruff key, no bearing fit or anything along those lines.

Its extremely rare that is causes any problems.