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Oct 19, 2006 | 01:47 PM

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Rear main Seal

How big of a job is it to replace a rear main seal on my lt1? Any walk throughs out there on the web? TIA

Oct 19, 2006 | 06:33 PM

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with the tranny on, impossible

Oct 19, 2006 | 07:09 PM

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= ( you have to pull the trans just to get to it.. Once you get it out, its right there behind the Flywheel/Flexpate.. Can't miss it..

Oct 19, 2006 | 07:10 PM

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Can it be done with the trans removed?

Oct 19, 2006 | 07:11 PM

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It has to be done with the Trans removed, no question about it. You have to unbolt your Flexplate/Flywheel to get to it.
The next question is if it's installed wet or dry..

Oct 19, 2006 | 07:52 PM

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yea, once you take the tranny and stuff out (which isnt terribly difficulty assuming you have a lift or something) then its a piece of cake, just ubolt the back of the oil pan and inbolt the thing surrounding the rear main seal, then install the new one

Nov 4, 2006 | 07:33 AM

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It has to be done with the Trans removed, no question about it. You have to unbolt your Flexplate/Flywheel to get to it.
The next question is if it's installed wet or dry..

The rubber Felpro says to install wet. The permatex Felpro says to install dry.
I am doing this today so I just read it after opening both boxes at the store.

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Nov 23, 2006 | 02:26 PM

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Will lubing it with oil do the trick?

Nov 23, 2006 | 02:37 PM

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KY jelly works best on some things. im serious too, i used it on my front sway bar bushings.

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Will lubing it with oil do the trick?

Nov 23, 2006 | 02:54 PM

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From: K.C.

When changing the rear main seal there are 3 bolts and 1 nut that you take off then you must take off the two nuts facing downward and what else to remove the seal?