Rear Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal: Service and Repair

Transmission End Crankshaft Oil Seal Installation - In Car

Special Tools Required

- Driver Handle, 15 x 135L 07749-0010000
- Oil Seal Driver Attachment, 96 mm 07ZAD-PNAA100

1. Remove the transmission.

- M/T model Manual Transmission Removal
- A/T model Automatic Transmission Removal

2. M/T model: Remove the pressure plate, the clutch disc, and the flywheel.

3. A/T model: Remove the drive plate Service and Repair.

4. Clean and dry the crankshaft oil seal housing.

5. Apply a light coat of new engine oil to the lip of the crankshaft oil seal.

6. Using the driver handle, 15 x 135 L (A), and the oil seal driver attachment, 96 mm (B), to drive a new crankshaft oil seal squarely into the engine block to the specified installed height.






7. Measure the distance between the cylinder block (A) and the crankshaft oil seal (B).

Oil Seal Installed Height









8. M/T model: Install the flywheel, the clutch disc, and the pressure plate.

9. A/T model: Install the drive plate Service and Repair.

10. Install the transmission.

- M/T model Manual Transmission Installation
- A/T model Automatic Transmission Installation