Hey guys, I have had a heck of a time finding an alignment tool to buy or rent to align my timing cover against the damper. My maintenance manual lists it as a 6059-A. I've seen people say a 6019-B would work, but that's for the bigger engine correct? Anyone out there have one?

If not, I was told to put the cover on loose, and start my damper on at the same time, once it's cleared down the keyway a bit, it should seal against my damper perfectly. If that's the case I'm going to need a longer 9/16 x 18 bolt to thread into my crankshaft to get my damper on, anyone have one of those? Thanks!

Unless the engine is standing on its end when installing the timing cover, the timing cover itself is heavy enough to make using an alignment tool ineffective. The weight of the timing cover will simply distort the seal and uncenter the seal in regards to the crankshaft snout. As a general rule, if the lower edge of the timing cover is even with the pan rails on the block, you are good to go.

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