A little reasonable care and attention and you're good.
Source for Water Pump Seal tool?
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It's great to have choices. Pen caps, sockets, specially milled tools... I'm sure your product works, though I choose to be a little more thrifty. I wonder how excited you would be to pay for one of those if you were not the one selling them? You might want to check with the forum admins about product advertisement, though. I think they have some specific rules.
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It's great to have choices. Pen caps, sockets, specially milled tools... I'm sure your product works, though I choose to be a little more thrifty. I wonder how excited you would be to pay for one of those if you were not the one selling them? You might want to check with the forum admins about product advertisement, though. I think they have some specific rules.
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Geez, am I upset?...let me check...no. I thought I might keep you out of trouble with the moderators. When a person's first post is hawking a product, it throws up a big, red flag (even if intentions are legit). Most forums are really strict on this to protect their paying advertising clients. No worries for me. Carry on.
I know. HOWEVER, I tried "reasonable care" once, and a few hundred miles down the road, I was getting oil seepage. The second time I had to do the job, because on an LT1 you frequently have oil leaks to keep you busy, I bought the tool from one of the forum members. So far, it's been 2 summers of driving, and no leakage.....
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I know. I was just ragging on you a little. 
It's one of those seals that needs a little more attention. Round seals are always an issue, because you must install them straight and flush. If you tweak it a little during install, it may distort it and cause it to leak (good reason to use a seal driver). The w/p seal is more problematic due to the inner lip getting caught on the drive shaft. Everyone seems to complain about oil leakage on LT1s, but mine has been just the opposite. The only spot is a tiny bit of seepage from the front of the oil pan. My garage floor rarely has a drop on it.
It's one of those seals that needs a little more attention. Round seals are always an issue, because you must install them straight and flush. If you tweak it a little during install, it may distort it and cause it to leak (good reason to use a seal driver). The w/p seal is more problematic due to the inner lip getting caught on the drive shaft. Everyone seems to complain about oil leakage on LT1s, but mine has been just the opposite. The only spot is a tiny bit of seepage from the front of the oil pan. My garage floor rarely has a drop on it. Teching In
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I'm Glad your not upset, I truly wasnt trying to hawk a product I was trying to help the gentlman who started this post with a alternative to the $80.00 tool, now with that being said I will go post some on some other topics that do not involve tools and seals.
Hey higgyburners, welcome to LS1tech!
What car do you have?
While we all do appreciate your input and suggestion of your cool looking seal tool, it is kinda against the "for sale" rules around here. No worries tho, it's a common newbie mistake that most everybody's made at some point.
If your tool is good, others will start blabbing about it here.
What car do you have?
While we all do appreciate your input and suggestion of your cool looking seal tool, it is kinda against the "for sale" rules around here. No worries tho, it's a common newbie mistake that most everybody's made at some point.
If your tool is good, others will start blabbing about it here.
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Reading is fundamental. They are not looking for something to hammer on, they are discussing options for how to keep the lip seals pointing opposite each other while working them onto the shaft.
Boy that sounds like a whole different topic
Boy that sounds like a whole different topic
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Buy a caulking tube, or find an old one laying around the house. Use calipers to measure width of pump shaft. Find that diameter on caulking tube spout. Cut. Place on shaft. Install seal.
