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Rear Main Bearing Oil Seal: Installation

  1. Clean crankshaft seal surface. Lightly coat lips of new seal halves with engine oil and their outer surfaces with liquid soap. See Fig 1. Install upper seal into block with lip facing toward front of engine.
  2. Install lower seal into bearing cap with lip facing front. Ensure seal is firmly seated in bearing cap recess. Apply silicone sealer to chamfered edges of bearing cap and to both sides of seal ends. See Fig 1. Install rear main bearing cap. Tighten all main bearing cap bolts to specification.
Fig 1: Rear Main Bearing Oil Seal Installation
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