[brainfood]

On the rear oil seal do you replace just the seal or the whole case and seal? it is the crankshaft seal on the rear of the engine.. under the flywheel?

 

[brainfood]

ttt

 

[maTT]

You replace just the seal, NOT the case. I just did mine, it was $3.46 from carquest. I got the "cool" teflon one 8)

 

[John Monnin]

Just the seal

You only have to repalce the seal.
If you get a engine rebuild kit you will get the front and rear crank seals, no need to buy them separately. I have a extra set of front and rear seals because I had to replace the front and rear cases when I did the 4-bolt main conversion and the cases came with seals. I am keeping them

W/O seal case

With Seal case installed (I had to trim the cover because of 4-bolt main conversion)

 

[brainfood]

wow that case is a lot bigger than mine... is that becuase of the 4 bolt conversion?

 

[stealthtwinturbo]

Same seal...all years!

You do not need to remove the oil pan to replace either.

I drill a small hole in the seal the screw a screw into it. I can then use my slide hammer to tap(pull) the seal out...clean case/crank, oil up the seal and tap it in place. Make sure that it is square when doing so.

It has worked every time!

 

[brainfood]

the engine is completely disassembled I am not worried about removing the pan I was just wondering becuase I was ordering some gaskets I will need and that was one of them... going to get a qoute now...

 

[John Monnin]

The Seal is exactly the same all years the case is bigger with 4-bolt conversion:

This picture shows the 2-bolt rear main seal on top of the 4-bolt rear bolt seal.

4-bolt oil pan and Rear seal on left, 2 bolt on right

4-bolt oil pan and oil pump on left, 2 bolt on right

John Monnin

 

[brainfood]

yea looking at it now makes more since.. through me off becuase it was a close pic... and the dust shields also through me off.