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| posted on October 7th, 2013 at 05:52 PM |
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suby rear main seal
Hey for those who know these sorts of things...is the rear main seal replacement just a case of prying the old one out and tapping a new one in?
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rocknrob
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 07:20 AM |
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found it....
1. Remove engine or transmission
2. Use 1 to 3 drywall screws and drive them into seal with a drill about 1/2" or so
3. Using a prybar (could probably use a claw hammer as well), pry up on the screws. Sometimes the whole seal will pop out with 1 screw, if not, pry on
all screws a bit at a time.
4. Clean crank surface and inside of sealed area with a shop towel
5. Fill inner groove of new rear main seal with a lithium grease / assembly lube
6. Hold seal against crank and keep it aligned with your hand while driving it in with a plastic-tip hammer. As soon as it starts to go on a bit, tap
the opposite sides in a criss-cross pattern to keep it going on evenly. Drive the seal to where it is even with the block surface.
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 08:07 AM |
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depends on the sube as to some details
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| posted on October 9th, 2013 at 07:57 PM |
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good stuff Rob. Did you change out the plastic plate behind the flywheel at the same time or is your motor a later one with the pressed metal plate??
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rocknrob
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| posted on October 10th, 2013 at 06:23 PM |
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yes Lou have a metal plate...rear main seal has been leaking and causing clutch shudder...flywheel is being machined new rear seal new clutch and
throughout bearing...should be sweet to drive when its all back together
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