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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
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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Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
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
 

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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
Thanks joe
 

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Posted by 67stang (Member # 549) on :
 
Don't do it.
 

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Posted by 91sleeper (Member # 779) on :
 
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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Posted by gR40coupe (Member # 698) on :
 
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.
 

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Posted by SIR Paint Job (Member # 1708) on :
 
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.
 

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Posted by 93PONY (Member # 60) on :
 
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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Posted by Sillyneck (Member # 449) on :
 
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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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
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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Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
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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