Crankshaft rear oil seal - renewal
Note: New flywheel/driveplate bolts must be used on refitting.
1 Remove the flywheel/driveplate and the engine adapter plate.
2 Extract the seal using an oil seal removal tool if available. It may also be possible to remove the oil seal by drilling the outer face and using self-tapping screws and a pair of grips.
3 Clean the oil seal housing, then carefully wind a thin layer of tape around the edge of the crankshaft to protect the oil seal lip as the seal is installed.
4 Ideally, the new oil seal should be installed using a tool similar to that shown (see illustration).
24.4 Tool used to fit crankshaft rear oil seal
A Rear oil seal housing B Special tool
A suitable tool can be improvised using a metal tube of suitable diameter, a metal disc or flat bar, and two flywheel bolts. Draw the seal into position using the two flywheel bolts. Make sure that the seal lip faces into the engine.
5 With the oil seal installed, carefully pull the tape from the edge of the crankshaft.
6 Refit the engine adapter plate and the flywheel/driveplate.
See also:
Engine/automatic transmission assembly - reconnection and refitting
1 Reverse the procedure described in Section
11, noting the following points.
2 Check that the engine adapter plate is
correctly positioned on its locating dowels.
3 As the torque converter is onl ...
Distributor lubrication - models with contact breaker
distributor (Every 6000 miles or 6 months)
1 Remove the distributor cap and the rotor
arm.
2 Apply a couple of drops of light oil to the
felt pad in the top of the shaft.
3 Wipe clean the distributor cam, then apply
a trace of high meltin ...
Brake fluid pipes and hoses - removal and refitting
Caution: Refer to the
precautions in Section 1.
Removal
1 To remove a flexible hose, always free it
from any mounting bracket(s) first by prising
out the U-shaped retaining clip, and then
using ...
