Rear main seal install help please
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Rear main seal install help please
Ok next challenge - I had a rear main seal leak
So I pried out the old one
And I can't get the new one in ... I keep chasing it around in a circle there is always one spot that won't go "in" .. like a damn tupperware lid that you just can't get sealed! Any tricks?
So I pried out the old one
And I can't get the new one in ... I keep chasing it around in a circle there is always one spot that won't go "in" .. like a damn tupperware lid that you just can't get sealed! Any tricks?
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When I tap the side sticking out it pops out the opposite side
When I go around in a circle tapping the part sticking out goes around in a circle LOL
I try holding in the side that's in a bit with my fingers and tap the other side, it still pops out.
I'll try again tomorrow. It's hard lying under the car too...
When I go around in a circle tapping the part sticking out goes around in a circle LOL
I try holding in the side that's in a bit with my fingers and tap the other side, it still pops out.
I'll try again tomorrow. It's hard lying under the car too...
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It was really easy to do mine with it off the motor. But to be fair it was on the engine stand too lol. Try a small flat piece of wood or something to hold more of it down while tapping.
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yes not needed for auto trans. also you should pull the cover off then tap the seal in and then install it that should get it to fit. i know thats how lq9's have to be done since its so tight on the crank shaft
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Good thing this is not my day job. It took me 4 hours to remove the pilot bearing and install the rear main seal and bolt up the flywheel. It is officially more an auto car now then a M6 car
The pilot bearing was a bear. Grease did not work. Bread did not work. Finally wet toilet paper got it out.
Thank you all for the help.
The pilot bearing was a bear. Grease did not work. Bread did not work. Finally wet toilet paper got it out.
Thank you all for the help.
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Since it's an auto there should not be a pilot bearing in place. Take it out before the trans goes on and you bolt the converter to the flex plate. Torque converter may not seat properly with the bearing in place.