Rear main seal question
04-06-2008, 01:55 PM
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Rear main seal question I'm in the middle of a clutch swap and noticed after removing my flywheel that I have a small rear main leak. Here's my question. Do I need to remove the rear cover to get it off or can I just pull it out and put the new one in there?
04-06-2008, 02:29 PM
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I think you can get it out without removing the cover but it will probably be a pretty big pain in the *** pulling it out that way. Seals like that you should really hammer out and hammer in. Also, I was under the impression when you buy a rear main seal it come as a set with both the cover gasket as well as the seal. Advanced, Autozone and O'rielly all had them listed as the entire set when I went to buy mine. Anyways, good luck man!
04-07-2008, 12:01 AM
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I got mine from the dealership for like $25. It would be possible to get it out with a flathead screwdriver and hammer the new one back in
04-07-2008, 09:32 PM
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That's what I did today. Got one from a dealership ($14), pried the old one out and hammered the new one in. Looks great. I don't have it back together but I'm pretty sure it won't be leaking any more.