removal of the crank?

[midnightsliding]

well i hove the block down to everything but the crank, how do i get it out? its probly somthing stupid but i dotn want to mess anything up in the removal, i tryed to do everything as the FMS said too , but the cank is looss , but it feels liek the piolt bushing is holding it back, i dunno its probly something simple im jsut a TARD and cant get it out, thanks

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[TrunkMonkey]

take the plate for the rear main seal off.

-demetrius

[midnightsliding]

good advice came right off, what to you guys use to clean your oil squirters?

[toptechracing]

That whole block needs tanked and the oil galley's brushed out. Have the machine shop clean the squirters at the same time in an aluminum cleaning solution.

[midnightsliding]

so i shoudl leave the oil squriters on the block? whne i get it hottaked and bored?thanks

[midnightsliding]

can this sprocket be replaced?

[deviousKA]

Remove them yourself and flush with some gasoline or carb cleaner. Leave them off untill you get your block back, be sure to check torque spec in fsm and be careful, they are somewhat delicate. The machine shop could do this, but its a few less small parts for them to deal with.

[midnightsliding]

thanks devious, but what about that timing sprocket, can it be fixed or what? and what all should i have done to the block, and crank ? and if im going high compresion, i was think since i keep it in the higer RPMs i should upgrade to a performace oil pump, (i remeber reading about the oil pump dosent suply a good amount of oil or something past 4500rpms, ) so i dont starve the berings of oil. or what do you think? im a noob at all of this so im still learning. just tell me what you think should be done . thanks devious

[deviousKA]

Yes that sprocket can be replaced, it simply slides off the crank snout along with the oil pump drive in front of it. You can order the part individual or get a complete timing kit. If you plan to push the rpms on a constant basis, an upgraded pump would be a good idea although a stock pump can probably handle just fine.

I went ahead and looked up the price on the sprocket. Available for $20 individual, btw. all ka lower sprockets are the same (ka24e, ka24de fwd/rwd) so finding a used one should be easy if your budget minded.