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replacing ej20 rear main seal
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:09 pm
by Pav
Do I need to remove the crank? Or can it be done with the engine still together, cheers
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:24 pm
by TOONGA
no need to remove the crank but you will need to get the flywheel off of course
just gently pry the old seal out (some people drill a small hole in the seal to dig it out)
and use something the same size as the seal as a guide to tap it back into place
TOONGA
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:55 pm
by Pav
Sounds good, cheers
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:00 pm
by AndrewT
TOONGA wrote:
and use something the same size as the seal as a guide to tap it back into place
TOONGA
The old seal works well for this. It's the same size
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:36 pm
by RSR 555
Another good tip is also clean the 2 surfaces that the seal touches
And when installing the new one.. put some rubber grease (or vasoline) on the inside section where the crank runs and put a small bit of three-bond silicone on the outer section where it touches the block.
I also recommend you only use genuine seals but it's up to you
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:20 pm
by Pav
Thanks for the tips, will keep that in mind.
As for using genuine seals, I just found a whole gasket set on ebay rather cheap (I think), so that will have to do for now I guess.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORESTER-IMPREZA ... arParts_SM