Leaking Rear Main Seal

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Leaking Rear Main Seal #658351 04/01/10 05:20 PM 04/01/10 05:20 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 964 Nanaimo, B.C. GwaiiEagle OP Mannix
GwaiiEagle OP Mannix Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 964 Nanaimo, B.C.	Big time leak, I think I may have put both halves with the edge nearest the back of the motor not the front. Can you loosen the main caps enough to get the seal below the crank out?

Re: Leaking Rear Main Seal [Re: GwaiiEagle] #658352 04/01/10 09:15 PM 04/01/10 09:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Yes you can. Use a wooden dowel to help push the seal around the crank so you don't scar it. Then you can grab the seal with some pliers to remove it the rest of the way. Just rotate it out of there. And yes you'll need a new seal Oh and oil the new one up good to help with install.

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