Rubber replacement seals will not always produce the desired fix because of machining inconsistencies.
Rope or rubber rear main seal.
Many younger installers did learn the technique but it was far less common.
6100 graphtite rope rear main seal.
Graphtite rope seals are miles ahead of any other rope seal out there.
Rubber replacement seals if available may be the cure for some engines that originally used rope rear main seals.
Make sure the crank surface where the seal rides is smooth without pits and gouges.
But a rubber rear main seal requires much closer engine machining tolerances.
Seal types there are three types of rear main crankshaft seals in use today.
This marvelous material is easy to trim.
To ensure exact trimming each kit includes installation instructions a special knife and a few other trimming aids.
The seal types are.
Also the installation technique of a rear main rope seal was slowly being lost as they diminished in use.
Our rope actually fits.
Each offers its own features and benefits along with concerns.
Take the rope seal and lay it on the work bench it should have two flat sides while holding the flat side down bend to a u shape tap lightly with a small hammer so it lays flat fit it into the.
Rear main seal housing machining tolerances when designed for a rope seal often reflect this.