Rear Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal: Service and Repair

Rear Oil Seal
Removal
1. Remove transmission assembly.
2. Remove flywheel.
3. Remove rear oil seal using a seal remover.

Note: Take care not to damage the crankshaft or oil seal retainer when removing oil seal.

Installation





1. Apply engine oil to oil seal lip and install oil seal using J-39201.





2. Install flywheel.
^ Clean tapped holes in the crankshaft.
^ Remove oil on the crankshaft and flywheel mounting surface.
^ Tighten fixing bolts to the specified torque.

Note: Do not reuse the bolts and do not apply oil or thread lock to the bolts.

Torque: 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.)





3. Install transmission.

Caution: When assembling the engine and transmission, confirm that dowels have been mounted in the specified positions at the engine side. Take care that dowel positions are different between the manual transmission and the automatic transmission. Otherwise, the transmission may be damaged.