I-5 oil pump

[Ameer Antar]

 >> I have had some luck with these. Not much, though. I think out of
 >> three I tried to open up, only one yielded. But then, it didn't matter
 >> much as far as I recall, so I didn't try really hard.
 >>
 >> You might try some heat to make those six bolts easier to loosen?

hey, thanks for the reply Huw. I will try some heat on the surronding area
to open
up the hole. but if i can't, you think I can get away w/o cleaning this
part up? I'm
curious what other listers did during rebuild...

 >While we're on this subject, I'm trying to ID the bolt sizes for the
missing (!)
 >bolts on my son's 86 CGT. Looking at the front, the 2 bolts that are 1 on
each
 >side of the roller are missing. I 'think' they are M6X30 according to
ETKA 12-00
 >These bolts are also the ones that hold down the bottom of the inside TB
shield
 >I've explained to my son that this is the source of at least 80% of his oil
 >leakage - I think he understands now.

i think the M6x30 spec is right, but it looks like they are countersunk
which might
be difficult to find at the hardware store. Possibly dealer only..
hopefully it doesn't
cost much... but then i really would want to upgrade the metal hardness,
not stick
to the same type. Please let me know if you find a price at the dealer or
elsewhere. Thanks.

-ameer