Need help with rear main seal
06-20-2003, 09:21 PM
#1
Need help with rear main seal I am changing the clutch and the rear main was leaking so I pulled the plate off but putting it back on with the new seal it seems like I need to lower the back of the oil pan to ge it to line up right. Am I right or is there another trick to it ? also , do you have to use a special alignment tool or can it be done with eyeballing it? 
06-20-2003, 10:12 PM
#2
Re: Need help with rear main seal Did you take the rear cover off? I will be kinda hard to reinstall the cover with the seal still in place. There is a special tool to align the cover up..Don't take the pan loose or off
If you need some help,let me know.
If you need some help,let me know.
06-21-2003, 12:07 AM
#3
Re: Need help with rear main seal Thanks Allan. So you put the seal in with the cover on? I did pull the cover off but i did not loosen the oilpan bolts. If I still need the tool then I may take you up on some help. Are you going to be at the shop today(saterday)?
06-21-2003, 12:16 AM
#4
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Re: Need help with rear main seal Chad, I got your email. Yes, put the seal on with the cover in place. There should be no need to loosen the oil pan bolts. The seal is a tight fit, so be careful with it.
The proper GM tools make it much easier to install the seal and align the rear cover. Give me a call on my cell tomorrow if you need some help.
The proper GM tools make it much easier to install the seal and align the rear cover. Give me a call on my cell tomorrow if you need some help.
06-21-2003, 12:43 AM
#5
Re: Need help with rear main seal WIll do Jason , THanks. The reason I pulled the rear cover is because the slots where you put a screw driver to pry it out dont seem to get a good enough grip so I pulled the cover and tapped it out from the inside out.
