- Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:58 am
#85271
And finally got some more time working on the Enfield last night, and as the light faded the score was a resounding 1 - Nil to the good old Enfield, how difficult can it be I hear you say the guy is only removing a timing cover, oh no this is no ordinary timing cover this timing cover was sent up from the horned guy himself, so just to refresh remove all 10 bolts and ease off the cover, no remove 9 and the one that sits just above the rear oil pump won't move, screw driver no, impact driver no, heat no and finally one side of the head snaps off, so last night cover up the side of the engine and tape up well and take off the remainder of the head with the die grinder, that should do it gentle tap with the mallet and slide it off the bolt oh it wont budge, ok time to get brutal with it drill out the bolt, lots of penetrating fluid and still no good, so drill out a bit more and more fluid and mallet handle behind front of the oil filter housing and large screw behind the rear and gentle rocking motion right it's free from the gasket, but an hour later it still hasn't budged off the dam bolt, at that point all tools were downed and with tail between my legs I sulked off to bed, so has anyone else ever had to fight the evil dark lord that pretends to be a timing cover.
Slappy