Crankshaft Front Oil Seal: Installation
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Clean front crankshaft seal bore and crankshaft. Install Crankshaft Front Oil Seal Installer (J-44645) seal guide onto crankshaft. Place crankshaft front oil seal onto crankshaft front oil seal installer seal guide. Install crankshaft front oil seal installer seal press. Press crankshaft front oil seal into crankshaft with crankshaft front oil seal installer until tool bottoms out. Remove installer. Measure distance between end of crankshaft and oil seal. The service measurement is 1.7106-1.7342" (43.45-44.05 mm). See Fig 1. Install crankshaft balancer pulley.