[s-cars] Crank seal

[Bjørn Ødegård]

Mine didn't look very nice when I got it out, but it wasn't that bad. As
I mentioned, I had to use the screw method about 8-10 places to remove
it. I guess a glued seal would be bad to remove, but remember to nick
the edges of the aluminum housing a bit to stop the seal if you don't
use glue yourself. Loose seals are not good for either you or the
engine..

My last tip would be to use a Dremel to cut through _just_ the metal of
the seal, with a small stone or something. (should be easy.)

Btw, there's no need to use daylight to do this, any sufficient lighting
will do the trick.. ;o)

Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
To: "Joel Rector" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 2:07 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Crank seal


> Ah yes, the troublesome seal.
>
> On my '91 200q I tried the screw trick - tore up the seal. It didn't
budge.
>
> I made a puller from a bent nail - tore up the seal some more. It
didn't
> budge.
>
> I grabbed torn bits with needle-nose vice grips - tore up the seal
some
> more. It laughed at my feeble attempts.
>
> I used a needle file and several hours of precious daylight to cut
through
> the thoroughly butchered seal shell and peeled it out without a)
nicking
> the crank or
> b) nicking the pump casing.
>
> Some seals are glued in at the factory. Mine was one of them.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Joel Rector
> Sent: July 3, 2003 8:52 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Crank seal
>
>
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> You knew this email was coming after reading my last one.  :-P
>
> Any idea how to get the crank seal out?  I've tried the trick on SJM
about
> drilling a hole and using a sheet metal screw.  No luck.  The screw
tears
> right out.  If anyone has any idea how this is done (apparently
without the
> tool since the kit I rented didn't include one)?  Even if you don't
know the
> right way, any way is better than no way.  At this point, if anyone
has the
> tool I'll give you a billion dollars for it!
>
> Thanks,
>
> JR
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>
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