Re: [Tech] Help! - Oil seal failure

["RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>]

I nominate this for Tech Procedure inclusion.  Good going, Chris.

-PK


> Ok take the timing belt off. Remove the lower cover. Place deep well 1/2"
> socket over the bolt behind the intermediate shaft seal carrier (it is a
> 13mm bolt but a 1/2" fits more snug). Then using this socket as a locking
> device put your ratchet (with a 19mm on it) over the bolt. Remove the
bolt.
> Then slide the sprocket off of the shaft. You will now see 2 13mm bolts
> holding the seal carrier. remove those. then remove the seal carrier.
There
> is an o-ring behind it. You will want to replace it. then tap the new seal
> into the seal carrier. place the oring over the portion of the seal
carrier
> that goes into the block. This o-ring is usde to create a seal between the
> block and the seal carrier. Now if you have any micro film or even a
plastic
> pop bottle with smooth(not ripply) sides; cut the middle out of the
bottle.
> Then cut it in a manner that you have a plastic cylinder that is cut down
> the side.Now roll the plastic up and slide it over the end of the
> intermediate shaft. Then slide the seal carrier over the shaft and into
the
> block. Remove your plastic thingy.  Just as a note the plastic thing is to
> prevent the seal from rolling over and popping the spring off during
> installation. And put everything back together. You might want to do the
> other seals while you are in there.




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