Oil Pump Drive Shaft '68 289 V8

i did the same thing,but i just put it in the bottom of the distributor(NOT DIZZY) and put it down into the pump

mrb302 said:

Pull the pan off and the oil pump.

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of...

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Seriously, its not hard if you pull the crossmember and starter out. I just replaced my pan gasket a few weeks ago. Also, a hardened pump shaft is good insurance.

Super glue the shaft in the dist. Been doing it or years and no problems. Dropped it once in the pan and never wanted it again.

do yourself a favor and get a good aftermarket driveshaft and dump the stock one. the stock one can twist itself into a pretzel very quickly. cheap insurance for your motor.

mrb302 said:

That's the kind of advice I was looking for...

I'm considering the superglue method, any other ideas for this fat, lazy man?

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if your gonna be that lazy,wtah about a spot weld or silicone?luckily mine was tight enough in the shaft openeing so it didnt fall out when it went down into the pump

mrb302 said:

I have a engine lift, so I was going to weight the front bumper down, disconnect the motor/tranny mounts, and lift it up to get at the pan. The main issue here is that I'm lazy. I know how to do it the right way, I'm looking for an easy way...

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Its been outlined already. Drop the shaft in throught the top and risk it going into the pan, thus requiring you pull it anyway or pull the pan and do it the right way. I dont know what this talk of lifting the engine is about. Just pull the crossmember and starter. It took me at most two hours to do that, pull the pan, clean it, find my gaskets, find the RTV, install gaskets, apply RTV, wait for it to tack up, bolt everything back together, and fill the engine up with oil. You've probably spent more time on Stangnet than it would take to pull the pan. The right way is only slightly more difficult and ALOT less risky than the "easy" way. I have tried a on a multiple occasions to cut rate my jobs and got burned on every one.

As another lazy 289 owner, I used a small amount of RTV to hold the new hardened shaft in the Dist and lowered it down into the pump. this was 2 years ago (10K) w/ no probs. Tom