With heads removed from the 330 engine at my shop it was time to get the timing chain assembly off and continue taking everything apart.

The oil pressure regulator, filter housing and water pump assembly was removed.

Two studs that passed through the timing chest that were attached to the block were giving my grief and not allowing the timing chest to come off. I had to go very slowly to get it to move, starting out with just a small fraction of an inch. I used a combination of heat, penetration oil and a stud remover to break loose the corrosion that was locking the aluminum to the steel stud.

Looking carefully at the front of the timing chest revealed the two studs that went all the way through the timing chest, holding everything in place. These could have easily been missed with the other four studs that didn’t go all the way through.

Once I had the timing chest off, I was able to remove the oil pump assembly and eventually remove the pistons and crankshaft. There was some wear on the crankshaft main bearings, but nothing too catastrophic.

Two bearing showed wear like this, but the others seemed fine.

The billet steel Ferrari crank show some slight marks that I hope will polish out and keep the main bearings at a standard bore, but I’ll know more once my machinist measures everything to check.

The next stop is to gather all the parts that will need inspection and machining for this rebuild!

Here’s the accompanying video for the disassembly!