Rear Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
2. Remove flywheel. In case of A/T, remove drive plate.

Notice: Use a flywheel locking tool or equivalent when removing flywheel or drive plate.





3. Remove rear cover.





4. Wrap a prying tool with a shop towel and slowly pry old seal out.

Replacement
1. Apply engine oil to rear cover, oil seal and oil seal lip.





2. Press oil seal into rear cover.

Notice: Oil seal must be tapped in until it is nearly flush with surface of rear cover.

Protrusion: 0 - 0.02 inch (0 - 0.5 mm)





3. Cut away silicon sealer that has been squeezed out from rear cover assembly toward oil pan mounting surface.

Caution: Do not scratch rear cover assembly.





4. Install rear cover.
Tightening torque:
(A): 5.8 - 8.0 ft. lbs. (7.8 - 10.8 Nm, 0.8 - 1.1 kg-m)
(B): 29.7 - 40.5 ft. lbs. (40.2 - 54.9 Nm, 4.1 - 5.6 kg-m)
5. Install flywheel and manual transaxle. In case of A/T, install drive plate and automatic transaxle.





6. Connect negative battery cable.