Replacing front crankshaft radial seal - RA03001043240X(03-3240)
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Preceding work:
Belt pulley/vibration damper removed (03-3420) .
Operation no. of operation texts and work units or standard texts and flat rates:
03-3000
| Bearing surface of hub of belt pulley/ | inspect. |
| vibration damper |
NOTE:
If bearing surface has grooves, use repair radial shaft seal with sealing lip offset 2 mm to inside or press in standard radial seal about 2 mm deeper.
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| Radial shaft seal (8) | prise out with screwdriver. Do not damage crankshaft and mounting hole for radial shaft seal (8). Use clean cloth as base. |
| Edge of mounting hole for radial seal (8) | deburr. |
| Radial shaft seal (8) | oil at sealing lip. Do not use grease. Grease prevents the return swirl on the sealing lip of the radial shaft seal (8) feeding back the engine oil. |
| Radial shaft seal (8) | fit onto insertion sleeve (1) 601 589 03 14 00 |
| Insertion sleeve (01) | fit on so that groove in insertion sleeve (01) is aligned with woodruff key (7). |
| Insertion sleeve (01) | pull in with bolt (5) and 4 dished washers (6) as far as stop.
NOTE:
The radial shaft seal (8) must be positioned at right angles to crankshaft bearing journal otherwise it will not provide a proper seal.
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| Belt pulley/vibration damper | install (03-3420) . |
| Engine | run, check for leaks. |
Special tool
NOTE:
An oil leak can be determined after spraying the cleaned and dried surrounding area with Mercedes-Benz white contrast spray 000 989 03 59.