g-man
SILVER Star
Re-installing a rear main seal today. Used Poser's method of removing the oil pan and rear bearing cap. Must say it is THE WAY to do a rear main seal. The last one I put in about a month ago when I rebuilt the tcase and installed a new clutch. My friend and master mechanic tapped it in with a ball peen hammer. Looked great from the outside but it cut the inner lip of the seal (inside where you cant see it). Of course it leaked like a sieve.
While the oil pan was out I couldn't help but notice the sludge build up on the oil pick up screen. Holy cow. At 300k and this oil has been changed regularly over the last 10 years. I sprayed it out with brake clean and wire brushed it. Glad I pulled the oil pan off! Amazingly the rear crank bearing shows no wear.
While the oil pan was out I couldn't help but notice the sludge build up on the oil pick up screen. Holy cow. At 300k and this oil has been changed regularly over the last 10 years. I sprayed it out with brake clean and wire brushed it. Glad I pulled the oil pan off! Amazingly the rear crank bearing shows no wear.