Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Replacement

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Callout	Component Name
Preliminary Procedure Crankshaft Position Sensor Reluctor Ring Replacement - Remove
1	Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Procedure Inspect the seal recess for excess sealer material at the lower crankcase to engine block mating location. Remove excess sealer, if present. Add RTV sealer at 2 locations where the bedplate and block join prior to installing the oil seal. Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers Install the oil seal in the correct direction on EN-51369 seal installer. Inspect the seal on EN-51369 seal installer, and ensure that the seal lip is not deformed. If necessary, remove the seal and reinstall on the special tool. Assemble the EN-51369 seal installer components. Use EN-51369 seal installer to press the new crankshaft seal into the housing. Ensure that the seal is installed in the crankshaft seal bore flush to 0.5 mm depth. NOTE: If the seal is improperly installed on the special tool, it will not install correctly. NOTE: The special tool installs and establishes the proper depth of the seal in the crankshaft seal bore. NOTE: The oil seal must be installed in the correct direction. The side that faces out will have "this side out" printed on it. Depending on seal design, the way the seal is installed on the EN-51369 installer is opposite. Either the seal is installed over the back of the installer, or the seal is installed over the front of the installer. Match the seal design as shown above and install the seal onto the installer in the correct direction. Special Tools EN-51369 Seal Installer For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools .

Callout

Component Name

Preliminary Procedure
Crankshaft Position Sensor Reluctor Ring Replacement - Remove

Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal

Procedure

Inspect the seal recess for excess sealer material at the lower crankcase to engine block mating location. Remove excess sealer, if present.
Add RTV sealer at 2 locations where the bedplate and block join prior to installing the oil seal. Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants, and Sealers
Install the oil seal in the correct direction on EN-51369 seal installer.
Inspect the seal on EN-51369 seal installer, and ensure that the seal lip is not deformed. If necessary, remove the seal and reinstall on the special tool.
Assemble the EN-51369 seal installer components.
Use EN-51369 seal installer to press the new crankshaft seal into the housing. Ensure that the seal is installed in the crankshaft seal bore flush to 0.5 mm depth.

NOTE:

If the seal is improperly installed on the special tool, it will not install correctly.

NOTE:

The special tool installs and establishes the proper depth of the seal in the crankshaft seal bore.

NOTE:

The oil seal must be installed in the correct direction. The side that faces out will have "this side out" printed on it. Depending on seal design, the way the seal is installed on the EN-51369 installer is opposite. Either the seal is installed over the back of the installer, or the seal is installed over the front of the installer. Match the seal design as shown above and install the seal onto the installer in the correct direction.

Special Tools
EN-51369 Seal Installer
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools .