Front Oil Seal Replacement

[Wayne Dohnal]

I did this on my I5 a few months ago.  To get the crank seal out I made a
little tool out of a nail.  I ground off half of the head, bent the shank,
worked the remaining part of the head in between the crank and the seal,
then levered out the nail (and hooked seal) against the end of the crank
with pliers and screwdriver.  A few people told me that sheet rock screws
have worked well for them.  The manual says the new seal should be flush
with the front of the flange that it goes into, so an appropriately-sized
PVC pipe coupling tapped with a hammer served to drive the seal and set it
flush.

Wayne Dohnal
1994 S4

>Anyone BTDT on oil seal replacement without special
>tools? I know I can probably pull the old ones by
>driving a few sheetrock screws into them and pulling.
>What's the best way to tap the new seals back into the
>block (short of getting the special tool :-). Anyone got
>an oil seal driver I can borrow for a day or so (I'm
>located in Southern NH)?