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Triangle file, small one, go slow, and can pry with a baby screwdriver.

If you used the red loctite, it will be a challenge. But if you're putting another sleeve on, you won't have to worry too much about any minor marks on the balancer.

If it's not an SFi balancer, just get a new one, and use an SFi one.

Antisieze the crap out of the cover studs, and the water pump sleeves. If you got the timing cover gasket 'kit', or have spares, replace the rubber rings in the sleeves.

Check you divider plate too, and if it's questionable, get a stainless replacement one.

And check the clearance on the divider plate, adjust as required.

Run a thread cleaner tap thru the pan bolt hole in the cover, check threads, Helicoil as required. Might as well check the fuel pump bolt holes too, as well as all the water pump bolt holes.

Clean all the bolt threads. Chase the block threads too.

Dip your finger in assembly lube and coat the balancer sleeve surface and the balancer seal before assembly.

If you have a crank socket, you can check the alignment of the seal-to-balancer seal, if it's off, remove the alignment sleeves and pitch 'em in the trash (or save if you prefer).

Spotts makes a balancer seal alignment tool, if you don't have a crank socket, can check on FB or eGay for them, they work great.

That's my brain-dump on the subject.


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