Tie a string to it, as per my favorite tool on Ed's site, and you won't have a
wire sticking out and catching on things. If you use a long enough bolt, it
won't allow it to fall in either.
Brad
David Ramsey wrote:
> Frank told you to use a long 5/16" 24 bolt to remove the drive gear, but
> he says to remove the clamp and collar first. The collar is the only
> thing that holds the drive gear in place if you do it this way your
> chance of an R&R of the oil pan is really high as that is where the
> drive gear will end up. Put the bolt on before you remove the collar
> and about 3 ft of baling wire tied to the bolt is also a good idea, this
> way when you drop the drive gear into the engine you can retrieve it
> without pulling the pan.
> Crash
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