What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/13/09 01:41 PM
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So I got a rebuild kit from Mancini and all was well until I went to put the rear main seal in. It's a Fel-Pro and there doesn't look to be any side seals for the rear main seal cap? Just a couple of funny lookin' pipe cleaner thingy's?
I went to Autozone and ordered the rear main seal by itself on the off chance that the side seals had been left out of the kit. Same deal. Little pipe cleaner thingy's for the sides?!? WTH?
Less than 8 years ago I recall little seals that you glued onto the sides of the aluminum cap that looked like balsa wood.
Am I missing something here??!
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/13/09 03:57 PM
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I think the idea is to use RTV in the side seal groves and then push the pipe cleaners in after installation to expand the RTV.
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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That's a no-go now too...Mopar's seal kit comes with the orange "noodles" for the side and they're a SOB to get down so they are flush with the block at the bottom. DAMHIK!! Leak city!! That filling the side gap with RTV is nonsense to me too...pretty messy. I looked eveywhere for the old style ones with the hard side seals, and it appears they're no longer being made.
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/14/09 09:58 AM
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I went to Carquest yesterday and they had a rope seal available that had the side seals so I ordered it. We'll see what the side "fillers" look like...
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/14/09 11:31 AM
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seen this too, apparently we're supposed to do it like sbc's now.....and like it! Last one I bought was 2 yrs ago (Felpro) and it still had the correct mopar stuff in it.
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/14/09 11:49 AM
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I just noticed the same thing when I was looking at my gasket set. I thought they left out the rear seal. Mancini sells different rear main seals. They even have the rubber seals for $12.95 it looks like.
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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The so called "NOODLES" do work very well if you have a instruction sheet. The idea is to install them with the seal retainer. The retainer should be clean and dry and the same goes for the side seals. Lubricate the side web of the block with oil on both sides and install with the retainer. The seals will grip the retainer and slide along the block surface as the retainer is placed in the block. Here are some instructions. Never had a leak with these when installed properly.
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/14/09 12:42 PM
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This can be a real pain in the butt on these big blocks if you don't do it right the first time.
No doubt! That's why I don't want the crap they're trying to push off on me. We really need to piss and moan at Fel-Pro about this!!
Just went to Carquest and the rope seal kit didn't have anything for the sides despite the picture showing it on the computer!
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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Did you try to install the 1st time like the instructions I posted?
The Fel-Pro units didn't have the orange seals. Fel-Pro includes a tube of goo and 2 pipe cleaners....and because it was in a rebuild kit NO instructions on how or what the pipe cleaners were even used for!
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/14/09 05:09 PM
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Isn't the BB seal and the slant the same? I read a little about the slant seal need to be oiled or greased if you aren't going to use it right away.
Also read about the RTV on the sides. I haven't started assembling it yet.
My kit isn't Felpro, I think it is Victor.
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Re: What the....?? RB rear main seal from Fel-Pro..
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07/16/09 11:04 AM
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If you are leary of using the new seal/sealant setup you can purchase one of the billet retainers like Mancini sells. They are have two groves machined for "O" ring material. Here's a link to Mancini's offering. http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/bilrearmains.html
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