How To Rebuild Your Ford V-8 351C-351M-400-429-460.pdf - Index of

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your
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que nuts until after you have all plstons and
rods installed.
crank, remove them so you can in-
With the crank positioned at BDC and the rings compressed, guide rod and piston into Its stall the crankshaft sprocket. D ~ slide ~ * ~
bore. Make sure piston notch or arrow is pointing to the front. Push or lightly tap piston
into its bore. If you feel any slight hangup, STOP!! Pull the piston out and start over after it the way On, just far enough its
recompressing the rings. When ring compressor releases, push piston down into bore keyway slot begins to engage the key.
while guiding connecting rod into engagement with bearing journal.
The timing mark on the sprocket should
be visible and it should point toward the
camshaft.
the piston any farther you'll probably to look like one. Before installing the cam sprocket,
break a ring and perhaps a ring land, re- TIMING CHAIN AND SPROCKETS find its timing mark on the front face
sulting in a junked piston. Release the Before you can install the timing chain between two teeth, in line with the drivecompressor
and start over. It's no big loss, and its sprockets, you'll have to rotate pin hole. This mark must point down,
just a couple of minutes lost, as opposed the crankshaft and camshaft to their lining up with the crank sprocket when
to a piston and ring. When the last ring cylinder-1 firing position. Bring piston li cylinder 1 is on TDC. Using the mark as a
leaves the compressor and enters its bore, to the top of its bore and the keyway in reference, hold the sprocket so the timing
the compressor will fall away from the the crank nose will be pointing up in rela- , marks on the two sprockets line uppiston.
Set it aside and finish installing tion to the block. Position it slightly left directly opposite one another. While
the piston and rod. of straight up, looking at the keyway lifting up on the cam sprocket to keep
Using one hand to push on the piston from the front of the block. You'll see the chain tight, slyie the crank sprocket
and the other to guide the rod so it en- why later. Positioning the cam won't be back simultaneously with the cam sprockgages
with its rod journal, guide the rod as apparent. Locate it so its sprocket drive et and chain until the cam sprocket enbolts
so they straddle the bearing journal, pin is directly in line with the crankshaft. gages the cam nose and drive pin. You
then tap lightly on the piston dome with Don't Forget the Key-351C and 351M/ won't be able to slide it on all the way
your hammer handle until the rod bearing 400 engines use a single 3116-inch x 1-314- because the drive-pin hole in the sprocket
is firmly seated against the journal, Re- inch key to locate the timing sprocket should be to the right of the cam drive
move the sleeves from the rod bolts and and crankshaft damper. Two keys are pin. This is due to the position you left
install the bearing cap. Make sure its num- used in the 429/460s, both of the Wood- the crank in-to the left, or counter-clockber
coincides with the one on the rod and ruff design. Woodruff keys are radiused wise. To bring the drive pin and its hole
is on the same side. Install the attaching on their backsides as viewed from the side, in line with each other, reinstall the
nuts after oiling the bolt threads and the A 3116-inch x 1-314-inch key is used at damper bolt and washer in the end of the
nut bearing surface on the rod cap. Tor- the sprocket and the other, a 114-inch crank and move the crank clockwise while
que the nuts 40-45 ft.lbs., 45-50 ft.lbs. x 718-inch key is used at the crankshaft pushing on the cam sprocket. When it's
for 351C Boss and HO. damper. lined up, you'll feel it engage the drive
Now that the first rod and piston is To install a key, feel the edge of the pin. You can now slide both sprockets
installed, turn the crankshaft so its throw keyway slot in the crankshaft slot. If it all the way on. Before going any farther,
lines up at BDC for installing the next rod has a burr or raised edge, remove it with make sure both sprocket timing marks
and piston. Finish with thiscylinder bank, a file. Check the key too and smooth off point straight at each other. Ifthey aren't,
then roll the engine over so it rests on the any burrs with your file. Install the key you'll have to back both sprockets off
other deck surface and do the other bank. by lightly tapping it into place with a until the cam sprocket is loose and jump
With all your pistons and connecting rods punch. the chain a tooth in the right direction
installed you can step back and take a Install the Crankshaft Sprocket First-If and reinstall the chain and sprockets and
good look at your engine-it's beginning the damper bolt and washer are still in recheck them.