Rear Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal: Service and Repair
ENGINE REAR OIL SEALREPLACEMENT
1. REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
2. REMOVE DRIVE PLATE & RING GEAR SUB-ASSEMBLY
a. Using SST, hold the crankshaft damper.
SST 09213-70011, 09330-00021
b. Remove the 8 mounting bolts, the rear spacer, the drive plate and ring gear and the front spacer.
3. REMOVE ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL
a. Using a knife, cut off the oil seal lip.
b. Using a screwdriver with its tip taped, pry out the oil seal.
c. After the removal, check if the crankshaft is not damaged.
NOTICE: If it is damaged, smooth the surface with 400-grit sandpaper.
4. INSTALL ENGINE REAR OIL SEAL
a. Apply MP grease to a new oil seal lip.
NOTICE: Keep the lip free from off foreign materials.
b. Using SST and a hammer, tap in the oil seal until its surface is flush with the rear oil seal retainer edge.
SST 09223-56010
NOTICE:
^ Be careful not to tap the oil seal at an angle.
^ Wipe off any extra grease on the crankshaft.
5. INSTALL DRIVE PLATE & RING GEAR SUB-ASSEMBLY
HINT:
^ The mounting bolts are tightened in 2 progressive steps (steps (d) and (g)).
^ If any one of the mounting bolts is broken or deformed, place it.
a. Using SST, hold the crankshaft.
SST 09213-70011, 09330-00021
b. Apply adhesive to 2 or 3 threads of the mounting bolt end.
Adhesive: Part No. 08833-00070, THREE BOND 1324 or equivalent
c. Install the front spacer, drive plate and rear spacer on the crankshaft.
d. Install and uniformly tighten the 8 mounting bolts in several passes in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 49 Nm (500 kgf-cm, 36 ft. lbs.)
NOTICE: Do not start the engine for at least an hour after installing.
If any one of the mounting bolts does not meet the torque specification, replace the mounting bolt.
e. Mark the mounting bolt with paint.
f. Retighten the mounting bolts by 90° in the sequence shown in the illustration.
g. Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the mark's position in (e).
6. INSTALL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY