Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal With Retainer Plate: Installation

CAUTION: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools cause scratches and gouges which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of old sealant.

NOTE: Clean sealing surfaces with metal surface cleaner. Allow to dry until there is no sign of wetness, or four minutes, whichever is longer, failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.

Clean and inspect the mating surface.

NOTE: If the rear crankshaft seal retaining plate is not secured within four minutes, the sealant must be removed and the sealing area cleaned with metal surface cleaner. Allow to dry until there is no sign of wetness, or four minutes, whichever is longer. Failure to follow this procedure can cause future oil leakage.

NOTE: The sealant must be applied on the groove along the retainer plate.

Fig 1: Applying Sealant To Rear Oil Seal Retainer Sealing Surface

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Apply sealant around the rear oil seal retainer sealing surface.
Install the rear oil seal retainer and loosely install the eight bolts.

Fig 2: Identifying Rear Oil Seal Retainer Bolts
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Tighten the eight rear oil seal retainer bolts in the sequence shown.

Fig 3: Identifying Rear Oil Seal Retainer Bolt Tightening Sequence
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NOTE: Lubricate the inner lip of the rear crankshaft seal with engine oil.

Fig 4: Installing Rear Main Seal

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Use the Rear Crank Seal Replacer and the Rear Crankshaft Adapter to install the rear main seal.
With the Rear Crankshaft Adapter still installed, use the Rear Crank Slinger Replacer and the Rear Crank Seal Replacer to install the rear main seal slinger.

Fig 5: Installing Rear Main Seal Slinger
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Install the flexplate. For additional information, refer to FLEXPLATE .