Hi group. Well, I made a bonehead mistake yesterday. I put my new oil pump in the 540 and sealed it all up and today I realized I left my oil pump shaft out. I have an ARP and the coulping collar won't allow it to go through the block. I am figuring the only way to fix this is to knock the pan back off but before I kill a $30.00 oil pan gasket I would ask if there is another shaft that would let me slide it through the block or if anyone has done this and if they had a plan B. Any and all replys are appreciated.

Thanks,
John Weaver

You'll need to remove the pan and pump....

If it's the blue fel pro type gasket, you should be able to re-use it.


JIM

You are not the only one that has done that and won't be the last.

Mike:clonk:

You are not the only one that has done that and won't be the last.

Mike:clonk:

YUP! :clonk:

sure plan B .... dry sump :D
but you still got to remove the pan & buy a new gasket
not to mention about 2k worth of other goodie's
but you don't need the oil pump shaft anymore .. :rolleyes:

You are not the only one that has done that and won't be the last.

Mike:clonk:
+1 :D

Hi group. Well, I made a bonehead mistake yesterday. I put my new oil pump in the 540 and sealed it all up and today I realized I left my oil pump shaft out. I have an ARP and the coulping collar won't allow it to go through the block. I am figuring the only way to fix this is to knock the pan back off but before I kill a $30.00 oil pan gasket I would ask if there is another shaft that would let me slide it through the block or if anyone has done this and if they had a plan B. Any and all replys are appreciated.

Thanks,
John Weaver
ive been there and done that!!!! you already know the answer!! take a day and think about it then knock it out!! good luck

just consider yourself lucky and be happy as a clam in mud that you didnt discover the omission the hard way

YUP! :clonk:
double yup.

Done it a couple of times, only not with anything as cool as a 540.:thumbsup:

Thanks for all the replys. I was just making sure someone wasn't gonna alert me of a shaft that would fit through the opening with the collar on it. I have the one piece pan gasket but I also used The Right Stuff on it and I will destroy the gasket trying to remove the pan. Oh well, it's just another episode of my soap opera sitting on 4 wheels in the garage.


Thanks,
John Weaver

WOW 33 years of building engines and have not done this YET. LOL