Oh darn... oil seal saga and an extra part

[mike]

as far as i know they all have springs in

mike

 --- David Thoresen <david at epicfoto.com> wrote: >
After getting the TB on etc, I was about to throw
> away the old oil 
> seal... and realized there is a little round
> "spring" in there... 
> (insert expletive here)  looking at a brand new
> spring sitting right 
> next to me...  so how important is that spring in
> the oil seal... it 
> looks like it could be important... but I don't want
> to button up the 
> rest of the front end till I find out...
> 
> my next problem is... which seal is it for (crank or
> cam!)  I might 
> have to buy 2 new ones if my first guess isn't
> right.  :(
> 
> Tightening the crank bolt is another little issue...
> Jumping up and 
> down on the bolt with the car in 5th gear makes the
> whole crank turn,  
> am I doing something wrong here?
> 
> Thanks everyone for your help!!!
> 
> David
> 1990 90q 20v
> 
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