Transmission Side Sealing Flange, Removing And Installing, Version B (Oil Side Sealing Lip): Installing
TIP:
Check the expiration date of the Silicone Sealant.
The sealing flange must be installed within five minutes after applying the silicone sealant.
To prevent contamination of the lubricating system with sealant residue, place a clean cloth over the open part of the oil pan.
-- Cover open engine components.
- Wear protective eyewear.
-- Remove the sealant residue on the cylinder block using a flat-blade scraper or a rotating plastic brush.
-- Clean the sealing surfaces. They must be free of oil and grease.
-- Cut the tube nozzle at the front marking (nozzle diameter: approximately 2 mm).
- Do not apply sealant bead thicker than indicated.
- Sealant bead thickness: 2 to 3 mm.
- The sealing flange must be installed within five minutes of applying the sealant.
- The sealing lip must be pointed to the engine after installing. If the sealing lip >>folds<< outward when installing, leaks will result.
-- Check the :T10122/6 -B- ; it must not be tilted or contaminated.
-- Mount the :T10122/1 -A- on the :T10122/6 -B-.
-- Slide the Sealing Flange -C- on the :T10122/6 -B-, with the outer side on it.
-- Remove the :T10122/1 -A-.
-- Place the :T10122/6 -A- with the Sealing Flange -B- on the crankshaft journal.
TIP:
Tightening the bolts -arrows- is not necessary.
-- Slide the Sealing Flange -B- through the :T10122/1 -A- on the crankshaft journal.
-- Remove the :T10122/1 -A-.
-- Tighten the sealing flange.
- After installing the sealing flange, the sealant must harden for approximately 30 minutes. Only afterward may the engine oil be replenished.
Further installation is performed in reverse order of removal, while noting the following:
-- Install the dual mass flywheel (refer to FLYWHEEL, REMOVING AND INSTALLING ) or the drive plate (refer to DRIVE PLATE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING ).
-- Check the oil level. Refer to ENGINE OIL .