When i changed my timing belt on my 1uz i made the stupid mistake of using a rattle gun on one of the timing belt pully's and i noticed today that i've made hairline cracks in the front alloy cover that goes around the crank (see pics bellow).
I've taken all the bolts out of the cover and its come away from the block but only about 8mm, and it feels like something is still holding it in, ive removed all the bolts i can see on the cover and also the front bolts in the sump, so looking at it i cant see any reason why it shouldnt come off.
Do i need to remove the sump completely to remove this cover?
Is there any particular trick to removing it that im missing?
Any help would be awesome as im really trying to get this off as soon as possible so i can get it welded or get a replacement.
Cheers guys.
I've taken all the bolts out of the cover and its come away from the block but only about 8mm, and it feels like something is still holding it in, ive removed all the bolts i can see on the cover and also the front bolts in the sump, so looking at it i cant see any reason why it shouldnt come off.
Do i need to remove the sump completely to remove this cover?
Is there any particular trick to removing it that im missing?
Any help would be awesome as im really trying to get this off as soon as possible so i can get it welded or get a replacement.
Cheers guys.