Oil pump drive gears - don't wait to install, trust me

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So the motor that was designed to get thrashed for long periods of time (road course) at 7500 or a bit more has the same opg as a truck coyote? Doesn’t seem like a wise design choice.
 

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If you're changing your oil pump or gears with the pan still on, getting the inboard oil pick-up attach bolt started into it's hole can be a PITA. I used a piece of plastic with a hole punched in it, inserted between the bolt head and washer to hold/ guide the bolt into the hole while turning it with needlenose to get it started. Much trouble saved.

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Interesting I looked at mine and I could actually remove both bolts without issue. They only thing I would have had to do was bend a 10mm wrench for the inner bolt but would clear without issue. Interesting.
 

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Interesting I looked at mine and I could actually remove both bolts without issue. They only thing I would have had to do was bend a 10mm wrench for the inner bolt but would clear without issue. Interesting.
Removing was easy, getting the bolt to start threading in (with it's full length extended) was another story
 

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Removing was easy, getting the bolt to start threading in (with it's full length extended) was another story

I had the opposite problem...took forever getting one bolt out, but only 30 seconds to get it back in.
 

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So the motor that was designed to get thrashed for long periods of time (road course) at 7500 or a bit more has the same opg as a truck coyote? Doesn’t seem like a wise design choice.

Interesting enough i haven't heard of a boss 302 failing from oil pumps gears.
 

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