Help changing the rear main seal on a LT1
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Help changing the rear main seal on a LT1 Working on a 95 LT1 in a Trans AM. The rear main is leaking. Ive done this job on a few LS1's. And Im wondering, it is the same procedure, right. I dont need to pull the motor or drop the oil pan. Just pull the tranny and converter and fly wheel, and the 3 in rear main comes out with a flat head screw driver, and I gently install the new one... Right.??/
Thanks,
Charlie
Thanks,
Charlie
+1, same thing you're used to. The material of the rear main seal determines if you install them wet or dry. AFAIK, rubber is installed wet, teflon or whatever the later LT1 rear main seals are made of are installed dry.
There are two designs available for the LT1 - the early design (rubber) and the later design (Teflon). Is one better than the other? Don't know...but I went with the later Teflon. It's designed to be installed dry (no oil).
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You guys rock. Thanks soooooooo much. Man I love Tech. Now why cant the cats over on the Vette forum be this helpful. Those guys suck, and I've had three Vette.
