Transmission End Crankshaft Oil Seal Installation - In Car

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Special Tools Required

Driver Handle, 15 x 135L 07749-0010000
Oil Seal Driver Attachment, 106 mm 070AD-RCA0200

Remove the transmission (see TRANSMISSION REMOVAL ) and the drive plate (see DRIVE PLATE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ).
Remove the transmission end crankshaft oil seal.
Clean and dry the crankshaft oil seal housing.
Apply a light coat of new engine oil to the lip of the crankshaft oil seal.
Using the driver handle, 15x135 L, and the oil seal driver attachment, 106 mm, drive in the new crankshaft oil seal (A) until the oil seal driver attachment bottoms on the engine block end cover. Align the hole in the oil seal driver attachment with the pin on the crankshaft.

Fig 1: Installing Crankshaft Oil Seal
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Clean the excess oil off the crankshaft, and check that the oil seal lip is not distorted.
Install the drive plate (see DRIVE PLATE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ), and the transmission (see DRIVE PLATE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ).