Chris Bohn wrote:
> Randall et al.:
>
> Isn't it still a major hassle to change out the rear engine seal even with
> the flywheel off? Don't you still have to drop the oil pan, and undo the
> rear main cap and all that stuff? Am I wrong in thinking that it is
> non-trivial to do all this stuff? I ask because I am planning to replace
> the clutch in my 4A and I am just anal enough to obsess about needing to
> change out that rear seal...
The rear main seal on most of the six-cylinder engines is entirely
diffent. It is held in an aluminum carrier bolted to the rear of the
engine. It's about a ten-fifteen minute process to remove the carrier
and replace the seal.
The wet-sleeve engine is quite another matter.
Cheers.
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