front oil seal

IMenriched · Oct 12, 2007

What is the proper depth of the front main oil seal?

I realize that a instalation tool is required ....but what are the dementions of the seal instalation tool ...I'll just make my own
rather shell out over $150

thanks

IMenriched · Oct 14, 2007

for those who maybe wondering...or not

I got hold of another cam cover which also houses the front main seal, it still had a seal in it....so I measured the depth to the seal from the face of the housing, (I got approxamately .32 of inch...roughly 5/16").

so I found a collar that would fit just under the O.D. of the new seal. then marked out just under 11/32 all around the collar....then tapped lightly with a hammer to the marked depth all the way around...sealed up like a champ. :yahoo:

yes...it required me getting up and down a few time checking which side was higher but i got it.

I just guessed when i installed the 1st one (I didn't have the other engine apart at that time to use as a referance)....anyway i didn't have it far enough...so it wore thru the seal from the hamarnic balancer bevel.

IMenriched · Oct 14, 2007

for those who maybe wondering...or not

I got hold of another cam cover which also houses the front main seal, it still had a seal in it....so I measured the depth to the seal from the face of the housing, (I got approxamately .32 of inch...roughly 5/16").

so I found a collar that would fit just under the O.D. of the new seal. then marked out just under 11/32 all around the collar....then tapped lightly with a hammer to the marked depth all the way around...sealed up like a champ. :yahoo:

yes...it required me getting up and down a few time checking which side was higher, but i got it.

I just guessed when i installed the 1st one (I didn't have the other engine apart at that time to use as a referance)....anyway i didn't have it far enough...so it wore thru the seal from the hamarnic balancer bevel.

front oil seal

IMenriched

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