Hey, Aaron! Great vid... and great sound!
I pulled mine a couple years ago and, with ~115K on it emerged very clean with the exception of some gasket on the pickup. No biggy.
Reapplying the bead was a pain in the butt. Before I reinstalled the pan I purchased 4 bolts, thread matching, and cut off the heads. I used those bolts to line up the pan so it wouldn't move around when pressing the pan into place. Straight up... no wiggling... then started screwing in the other screws. No messy bead.
It appears that the plastic is fromn chain guides. The metal? Out of my league.
Kee
p up the great vids. Thanks!!!