Front Crank Main Seal
#11
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#12
It backed out a couple thousand miles later.
Had to drill and tap to a larger size.
Fix worked good, but wasn't fun.
Until then, my torque wrenches only went to 150' lbs...I bought a torque wrench that goes to 250' lbs for just that purpose.
#13
I used an impact gun for the bolt. My pulley shaft had grooves, just smoothing and a new seal didn't fix it. I got a new pulley, since the rubber was bad. If the rubber is still good, a sleeve is a much cheaper option.
There is also the opportunity to replace the camshaft sensor's o-ring. $0.99 from O'Reilly (National Part #115, ID 11/16", OD 7/8").
End plug for 2" PVC pipes ($2.55 hardware store) to drive in the seal:
There is also the opportunity to replace the camshaft sensor's o-ring. $0.99 from O'Reilly (National Part #115, ID 11/16", OD 7/8").
End plug for 2" PVC pipes ($2.55 hardware store) to drive in the seal:
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#14
thanks for the info about that pvc part. I don’t think I’m tracking about your pulley shaft. Is there rubber on the pulley?
#15
The pulley consists of two parts, an inner and an outer. In between there is a layer of rubber for dumping vibrations. It's also called harmonic balancer, crankshaft damper, torsional damper or vibration damper. This rubber gets hard over time and cracks reducing the damping performance. In worst case it can fall apart.
#16
#17
In my case the shaft had grooves and I wanted a solution which I don't have to worry about in the years to come.
#19
So I've got a nice oil leak from what I'm pretty sure is the front crank seal. About 15k miles ago I did my HGs, and when I did that I replaced the front cover (long story) and installed a new seal at that time. I'm not entirely sure I did it properly, since it shouldn't be worn out at this time.
It doesn't seem like to bad of a job to fix, but I'm just wondering if there are possible issues I could be facing since its leaking again so soon. I used a seal puller last time, but I remember it being very difficult to remove. I also wasn't sure if there was a "right" way to re-install the new seal.
Thoughts/tip/tricks?
It doesn't seem like to bad of a job to fix, but I'm just wondering if there are possible issues I could be facing since its leaking again so soon. I used a seal puller last time, but I remember it being very difficult to remove. I also wasn't sure if there was a "right" way to re-install the new seal.
Thoughts/tip/tricks?