I used some of my Grandchildren’s “Play-Doh” instead of bread, easy clean up and worked well to remove my pilot bearing.
Was it necessary to use a tool to ensure the seal in the timing cover was centered around the harmonic balancer before tightening the timing gear cover to the engine? This procedure is shown on page 6-32 of the 1954 truck Shop Manual. Does everyone do this?


1954 Chevy 1300 engine 235 (1959)
1955 (first series) Chevy 3100 engine 261 (1957)
1927 (other brand) Model T- engine 327 (1968)