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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Ya. Sorry. Reading back it most certainly looks like I meant only the timing cover. I just sort of picked it as the most commonly removed part. To be more clear my thesis covers any and all parts that use the sealant. The issue is sealant wherever it comes from not the cover.
I just don't understand what happened to using proper gaskets really.
Pretty difficult to say how much force he used. Looks to me like he just randomly picks some off with zero effort.
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I'm in total agreeance with you then.
To separate the packing you have to cut at it. In the recall instructions they specify an SST which is simply a wire with handles on the ends. I used a combination of techniques to separate my cover and in the process you end up with packing all over the place and bits that are still attached but dangling. Those are the parts he pulled off with ease but if you watch a little farther past the timecode in your link you will see him pull at one that hasn't been tampered with and you will notice he has to stretch it a good bit before it snaps. That was the experience I had with mine. I'm pulling at it and thinking, "yeah no way this shit falls off in the engine".
I could see someone doing a repack and while cutting it open bits could drop into the pan without knowing. The wire tool seems like it would do a better job of sort of heating the packing and melting through it making much less mess. Kind of like those wire tools for cutting PVC. They basically melt through the pipe rather than cut it. If I have to pull mine apart again I'll be getting one of those tools.