Hey everybody,
I'm in the process of doing the timing belts and all the front seals on my 89 GL. I got the oil pump off and replaced the shaft seal. I put the shaft back in and got the sprocket on, but there's about 1/4" up and down play in the shaft. I'm pretty sure I beat the sprocket on as far down as it would go, but is that much shaft play normal?
I put a new mickey mouse gasket on and got the pump back onto the block, but when I turn the sprocket, there is a fair amount of resistance from the shaft. Is this normal? It's not like turning the cam pulley or anything like that, but it just doesn't feel very smooth. I would guess it takes 3-5 ft/lbs to turn the sprocket. When I took it off, I cleaned everything off, but I didn't put any oil on the shaft or the end of the shaft or anything. Should it all go back together dry like that or does it need to be lubed a bit? I just can't remember how it felt turning it before I took it off.