[Purdy Swoft]

I would also replace the front rope seal . I don't cut the ones that I use . Iit is a tight fit that doesn't leak . The tight fit is what makes me prefer to use temporary metal studs . I make the studs longer than the original oil pan bolts . The thickness of the rope seal makes it difficult to reach the threads with original length bolts . I slightly draw the pan up with nuts on the temporary metal studs . Don't try drawing it up too much in any one place or you risk wringing off something . I wouldn't try torqueing the oil pan bolts to twenty foot pounds like one book recommends . I think that some of the rope seals now offered are Teflon coated and it is no longer recommended to soak them like we use to .