During Engine Overhaul

REMOVAL
1. Remove flywheel or drive plate.
2. Remove rear plate.
3. Remove oil filter.
4. Remove adapter.
5. Drain engine oil and remove oil pan.
6. Clean oil pan and all gasket surfaces.
7. Remove oil pick-up tube.
8. Remove crankshaft sprocket using crankshaft sprocket removal tool No. MB995027, or equivalent.

CAUTION: Do not nick shaft seal surface or seal bore.





9. Use crankshaft seal removal tool No. MB995020, or equivalent, to remove front crankshaft oil seal.

NOTE: Be careful not damage the seal surface of cover.

10. Remove oil pump.





INSTALLATION
1. Apply Loctite 51817 to oil pump as shown in the figure. Install oil-ring into the counter bore on the oil pump body discharge passage.
2. Install oil pump slowly onto crankshaft until seated to engine block. Tighten fasteners to 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.).





3. Install new seal by using seal installation tool No. MB995022, or equivalent.
4. Place seal into opening with seal spring toward the inside of engine. Install seal until flush with cover.





5. Install crankshaft sprocket using M12 - 1.75 x 150 mm bolt, washer and thrust bearing from tool kit No. MB995035 and crankshaft sprocket installer tool No. MB995026, or equivalents.
6. Install oil pick-up tube.





7. Apply Loctite 18718, or equivalent, at the oil pump to engine bed plate parting line.





8. Install the oil pan gasket to the bed plate. Use Mopar Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant, or equivalent, to hold in place.
9. Install oil pan and tighten the screws to 12 Nm (9 ft. lbs.).





10. Ensure O-ring is in the groove on adapter. Align roll pin into engine block and tighten assembly to 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).





NOTE: When servicing the oil filter, avoid deforming the filter, as it can be installed with the remove/install tool band strap by placing it against the base seam. The seam joining the can to the base is reinforced by the base plate.

11. Lubricate new filter gasket and install it on filter.
12. Check filter mounting surface. The surface must be smooth, flat and free of debris or old pieces of rubber.
13. Screw filter on until gasket contacts base and tighten to 3/4 turn or torque to 21 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).
14. Install rear plate.
15. Install flywheel or drive plate.