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.
Torque: 54 Nm (39.8 ft. lbs.)

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





3. Install transmission.

CAUTION: When assembling the engine and transmission, confirm that dowels have been mounted in the specified positions at the engine side.

Note: Take care that dowel positions are different between the manual transmission and the automatic transmission. Otherwise, the transmission may be damaged.