80 failed the rear main seal... :(

[lvanst]

I'm not so sure I want to attempt this teardown...

Can anyone recommend a trustworthy shop or fair dealership?

I don't want these guys working on it >>>

 

[MaddBaggins]

Where's New River?
My buddies shop in Tucson can fix you up. Calypso 326-5358

If you want to tackle it and it takes 2 days or less we can knock it out in my driveway.

 

[Cantinero]

New River is just North of Phoenix.

 

[lvanst]

...If you want to tackle it and it takes 2 days or less we can knock it out in my driveway.

How kind of you to offer. Have you done this teardown before? I work in central Phoenix and live slightly north. Which milk carton do you live in? Are you sure Tortuga will not be jealous?

 

[MaddBaggins]

How kind of you to offer. Have you done this teardown before? I work in central Phoenix and live slightly north. Which milk carton do you live in? Are you sure Tortuga will not be jealous?

I'm in Tucson and have not done this before, but I ain't scared.

Big D says you're north of PHX so I probably wouldn't be much help.

 

[lvanst]

I'm in Tucson and have not done this before, but I ain't scared.

Big D says you're north of PHX so I probably wouldn't be much help.

Thanks anyway...

 

[Big Ruckus]

I have a leaking rear main seal on my rig also. Let me know if you find a decent shop for the repair. I am in the arrowhead area.

 

[lvanst]

I chose to bring mine down to Tucson and have Calypso Auto do the repair. Ron the owner seems like a great guy and has his sons working on the today and tomorrow. They are worthy of the recommendation...

It turns out I do not have a bad rear main seal. There are 3 seals involved in sealing the crank and pan. I failed the inner and outer pan seal. I have no idea what that means, but I trust that Ron does...

 

[alia176]

I think your rear leak is coming from the "pan arch seal" which is about 1/2" below the rear seal. See here for more details https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/83030-oil-pan-arch-seal.html I'm curious what the going rate is to fix this leak.

 

[lvanst]

I think your rear leak is coming from the "pan arch seal" which is about 1/2" below the rear seal. See here for more details https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/83030-oil-pan-arch-seal.html I'm curious what the going rate is to fix this leak.

You are correct! I just paid a grand to cleanup the whole mess... It would have been $800 for just the rear main seal, but apparently I'm special...

 

[alia176]

You are correct! I just paid a grand to cleanup the whole mess... It would have been $800 for just the rear main seal, but apparently I'm special...

Hmm, that's a boat load of money. It seems that dropping the tranny to do the rear main seal for $800 is easier than doing the arch seal for $1000

What's troubling is that the rear main seal will begin to leak, just like mine, eventually and it's a shame that the two projects cant be combined into one.

 

[lvanst]

Well, maybe I should clarify.

We went in with the intention of replacing the rear main seal for $800, but then learned of the arch seal issue, so both were done for $1000...

 

[alia176]

very nice. You're good to go for 20 years!