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Rear Main Bearing Oil Seal

  1. Disconnect battery and remove transmission, clutch and flywheel. Remove two rear oil pan bolts, loosen two right side rear and one left side rear oil pan bolts. Remove six bolts securing rear main bearing oil seal housing to crankcase. Press oil seal out of housing.
  2. Lubricate outer diameter of new seal and press it squarely into housing with lip facing crankshaft. Clean gasket area and install new gasket using sealing compound. Lubricate crankshaft and carefully ease seal housing into position on two dowels. Install six retaining bolts noting that two lower bolts are longer. Evenly tighten bolts then install two pan bolts removed previously. Tighten all oil pan bolts and continue assembly in reverse of disassembly.
    Fig 1: Exploded View of Rear Main Bearing Oil Seal
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