Crankshaft Seal Help Requested ASAP

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

Real Audi rear main crank seals come with the aluminium bracket, which makes life much easier when trying to press the seal in. If your having problems you may have a groove worn into the crank seal surface. If you do you can purchase shaft savers whihc are a tin piece of stainless steel which presses over the sealing surface.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Ian McArthur" <sutul at telusplanet.net>
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:48 am
Subject: Crankshaft Seal Help Requested ASAP

> I am changing the crank seal on my 5TQ (for the second time!).  
> The first
> replacement a month ago leaks more than it did before.
> I have the proper special tool.
> I have two genuine Audi seals that are the correct size according 
> to SJM.
> The problem is one seal has a single sealing lip, the other has 
> two sealing
> lips.
> The old one had one sealing lip.
> The question is which one do I use: one lip or two?????
> Also any ideas why the first new replacement still leaks.
> 
> I am taking the car apart as I write??
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Ian
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