[TR] TR3A rear main seal w/ engine in

[Cliff Hansen]

I think you’d have to remove the timing cover and timing chain to get the crankshaft to move that far.

My opinion – it would be less work to pull the engine than to try to replace the rear seal on the car.

Cliff


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Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A rear main seal w/ engine in

you would have to drop the crank a long way Art.

maybe as much as 4/5 inches

Frank

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 10:03:31 AM PDT, Art McEwen <artwmcewen at gmail.com> wrote:


Can a vitron seal be installed while the engine is in place if the gearbox is out?

When I put the car up for winter storage I pulled the gearbox for a rebuild but I quickly realized most of the oil leakage was from the rear main crank seal.  However the winter storage area is gravel beside the garage without room to get an engine lift to the front (or maneuver it well on gravel).  Alternatively, I’d have to push the car up hill into the garage (all my car friends are distant and/or old).

Is it wishful thinking to contemplate pulling the pan and loosening the crank bolts to install the vitron upgraded seal from underneath?

Thanks,

Art
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