[Vwdiesel] Rear Crankshaft Seal

[Tony and Lillie]

One key on any older high milage engine is to make sure the new seal doesn't 
ride in the groove provided by the years of wear. When you put the new seal 
in, you have a couple of options to aviod this. On is a thin piece of metal 
called a "speedy sleeve". I've never see one personally, so I can't attest 
to how well they work, but I know they are used quite a bit. Another option 
is to either not push the seal quite as far in, or a bit farther than it 
was. This is what I do on all the engine seals when working on an older 
engine. I usually don't quite go in as far as the old was. Sometimes you 
don't have the option of farther in, because the seal opening has a back on 
it.

Hope this helps,
Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rudy" <petersenrudy at hotmail.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 1:48 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rear Crankshaft Seal


> Does anyone here have any experienced based tips on replacing Rear
> Crankshaft Seals so they work and don't leak?  Best ones to use?  ect.?
> Thanks.
>
> Rudy
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