View single post by Gary Martin JH 15371
 Posted: 03-12-2005 10:22 pm
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Gary Martin JH 15371

 

Joined: 03-12-2005
Location: Portland, OR
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 Posted this on the old board and did not get much of a responce (only Greg). So lets try the new board.

While my engine is out, I decided to replace my front and rear main seals. Both were very very hard to get in. Fit is way to tight.

Question about rear seal and clearance for oil slinger. Engine #4129. Removed rear cover, installed new seal from inside cover (inside has a bevel to get it started). I fould it very difficult to get seal into cover far enough so seal was flush with inside of cover. One of the service bullitens says you need to have 2.5 mm to clear oil slinger. Where is this slinger? I did not see anything that would interfer with the rear seal. How crytical is this 2.5 mm clearance ?

A few weeks ago I posted a note about my difficulty in getting crank timing gear off. Greg replied, and I see has info on this in this months news letter. I ended up using a slide hammer. The hammer kit had a rod (about 1/4 in) with a 90 deg bend on the end. This just fit in slot in front cover. By carefully using the slide hammer, and rotating crank around I was able to remove the gear without damage.