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Topic: Guys, I need a procedure to do a rear main seal the right way?
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Luke87GT
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Please help me out. If I asssemble this thing and it leaks... I will kill myself! Please help save a life...
Luke
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Posts: 7802 | From: San Mateo | Registered: Jul 2000
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JoeT
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Well, this worked for me. I jabbed the edge of it with a flathead screwdriver for the extraction, and then used the old one (reversed it) to *gently* and *patiently* tap the new one in with a mallet over a small block of wood. The goal there is to get it to seat uniformly, vs. 'packing' one edge in and then tweaking/bending it when you go to the other side to bash the opposite end in.
hope this made some sense.
I'm 1/1 on rear main seals ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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Luke87GT
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Thanks joe
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JARED
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GR$) would/could probably give you some pointers cause he did his and he has no problems. I belive he removed the tranny.
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Posts: 5685 | From: EASTBAY | Registered: Jan 2002
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Drew B
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you gotta work, with getting it out, and then work even harder getting it in, it will go in just takes alittle time and patience, spring loaded seals arn't fun. ![[BS flag]](graemlins/bs_flag.gif)
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Posts: 1992 | From: Nor-cal | Registered: Jan 2002
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Chris M.
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i was reading this wondering what the hell you are all talking about and then i realized yours are one piece... damn i'm stupid.
Posts: 2828 | From: West Bay, CA | Registered: Aug 2002
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93PONY
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I drilled a small hole in the old seal, put a screw in it & used a hammer to pry it out. Then intalled the new one by reversing the old one like Shadetree said.
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Posts: 4266 | From: Fair Oaks, CA | Registered: Nov 2000
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Sillyneck
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woooo hoooo for rear mains :flipoff: if you scratch that crank surface....or if it is scratched (hence the leak) you are going to be one pissed off sunzab!tch. I did a rear main 3 times before I realized the crank had the tiniest scratch which would wear away the seal in the course of 1 week.
I like the "drill a hole plan." good idea! never would have thought of it.
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Posts: 82 | From: chico, CA | Registered: Sep 2001
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Stimson
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Sorry, my rear main seal doesn't leak so I can't help you out there.
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[ December 24, 2002, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: st5150 ]
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Stimson
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If it makes you feel better...I checked out the belly of my T5 while I had it jacked up to install my race crank pulley...there was a drop of oil hanging there and the underside of my T5 had an oil sludge build up.
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