crank seal - NEW Question!!!

Jim Green jeg1976 at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 20 23:45:26 EDT 2004


--- millertyme <mlrtym at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> i will be changing the timing belt next week, and i
> received all the
> necessary items today.
> i got the belt, idler, idler stud, water pump
> o-ring, and the crank
> seal.  the job seems to be straight forward, but i
> have a question about
> the seal i received.
> it is a soft piece of rubber, no casing, spring, or
> anything else
> resembling a usual seal.  is this the right piece,
> or did they send me
> the wrong item?
> i read alot about the headaches of removing the
> seal, and if this is the
> one, i cant see the difficulty.  
> also, is the cam seal simular, or is it a normal
> looking seal, as i plan
> to do that one at the same time

Nope, it should look just like the old one, casing,
spring and all.  Time to call the parts store.

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Jim Green
'89 90tq
'89 80q
http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html


	
		
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