replacing ej20 rear main seal

Pav · Post by **Pav** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:09 pm

Do I need to remove the crank? Or can it be done with the engine still together, cheers

Post by **TOONGA** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:24 pm

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

Pav · Post by **Pav** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:55 pm

Sounds good, cheers

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:00 pm

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

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:36 pm

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

Pav · Post by **Pav** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:20 pm

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