Post #4 by Victor La Fountaine » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:38 pm
I was gonna say the same as to one pc seal,, just looking in my parts today,, found also a seal repair unit,, OUCH,, I had marked the price on it,, $76 something,, anyway,, as one pc seal,, if you can would loosen all the mains, just enough to take some tension off the seal and crank,, pop in a new one,, but at the same time,, how many miles do you have on it,, is it just the seal that wore out,, OR,, is there enough wear in the crank and bearings to wear the seal out???? might not hurt to plastigauge them while your at it????
ANOTHER real important pc of info, told to me by a major builder, in fact their rebuilds include the seal repair sleeve.... AS TOLD TO Me,,, The 240/300's, have a tempermental rear seal flange,, and you need to re torque them slowly and in order,, OR RISK, distorting the flange and always wearing the seal out,, dont just zap it with an impact gun,,,,,
You can suspend the engine with a cherry picker, in a van, its easy through the side doors,, in a pickup,, I made a unit that assembles in the cab, and drop em out the bottom,
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