Rear Main seal

1gunner23 · May 10th, 2006, 10:18 PM

can you change a rear main with the motor in the car. i looked inside me bell housing tonight and noticed a bunch of oil and don't want to install me new clutch till i get it fixed.

stang fanatic · May 11th, 2006, 12:46 AM

yes you can

... use a small pry bar and dont scratch the crank....and be sure to take some emory cloth or scotchbrite (preferably the latter) and polish the crank seal surface...be sure to caot the seal and crank with assy. lube before install (light coat is sufficiant)...GOOD LUCK!!!!

1gunner23 · May 11th, 2006, 10:07 PM

do you have to unbolt the motor mounts and drop the oil pan?

stang fanatic · May 11th, 2006, 10:52 PM

NO...you can drop the pan as is to give you some room if youd prefer, but then youll have the predicament of gasket scraping with little room to work with so id advise you leave it. you can also try carefully punching 2 or 3 different located holes in metal portion of seal, install small sheet metal screws to help you get some leverage with the seal for removal...

1gunner23 · May 11th, 2006, 11:44 PM

good deal, you don't know the trouble you saved me Thanks A Million :award

stang fanatic · May 11th, 2006, 11:53 PM

hehehe....while you're there...plug those holes up

May 10th, 2006, 10:18 PM	#1
1gunner23 Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: up state NY Posts: 278	Rear Main seal can you change a rear main with the motor in the car. i looked inside me bell housing tonight and noticed a bunch of oil and don't want to install me new clutch till i get it fixed.

May 11th, 2006, 12:46 AM	#2
stang fanatic Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 853	yes you can ... use a small pry bar and dont scratch the crank....and be sure to take some emory cloth or scotchbrite (preferably the latter) and polish the crank seal surface...be sure to caot the seal and crank with assy. lube before install (light coat is sufficiant)...GOOD LUCK!!!! __________________ "The gods too are fond of a joke." "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. "

May 11th, 2006, 10:52 PM	#4
stang fanatic Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 853	NO...you can drop the pan as is to give you some room if youd prefer, but then youll have the predicament of gasket scraping with little room to work with so id advise you leave it. you can also try carefully punching 2 or 3 different located holes in metal portion of seal, install small sheet metal screws to help you get some leverage with the seal for removal... __________________ "The gods too are fond of a joke." "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. "

May 11th, 2006, 11:53 PM	#6
stang fanatic Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 853	hehehe....while you're there...plug those holes up __________________ "The gods too are fond of a joke." "If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith. "

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May 11th, 2006, 10:07 PM	#3
1gunner23 Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: up state NY Posts: 278	do you have to unbolt the motor mounts and drop the oil pan?

May 11th, 2006, 11:44 PM	#5
1gunner23 Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: up state NY Posts: 278	good deal, you don't know the trouble you saved me Thanks A Million :award

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