MGTD15470 » On Going Maintenance » Front Seal Fix

email Dave Braun at dave@dbraun99.com (click here)

I used the modern lip seal available from the usual suspects. However, the timing chain cover and the oil sump were designed for a more forgiving rope type seal, and therefore were not made to be exactly concentric with the crankshaft. Mine was off enough that the front seal always leaked... alot! I'm finally going to try the rope seal instead.

1 Removing rear bonnet brackets	2 Bonnet off	3 Don't forget where the oil filter is	4 Disconnecting the lower hose	5 Removing the front valance and bumpers
6 Draining the radiator	7 Radiator out	8 Oil pan off removign gasket (1)	9 Oil pan off removign gasket (2)	10 Oil pan off removign gasket (4)
11 Crank pulley off removing timing chain cover	12 Cleaning timing chain cover	13 Cleaning sump	14 Lip seal was sealed by RTV	15 Cleaning up engine front
16 Engine parts	17 adding hole to front cover to wet seal (1)	18 adding hole to front cover to wet seal (2)	19 Adding hole to oil sump to drain seal (2)	20 Adding hole to oil sump to drain seal (3)
21 Adding hole to oil sump to drain seal (4)	22 Fitting rope seal in sump	23 Rolling oil seal in sump	24 Triming rope seal to fit in sump	25 Fitting rope seal in timing cover
26 Rolling rope seal in timing cover	27 Trimming rope seal to fit in timing cover	28 My take on how sump gasket should be trimmed (1)	29 My take on how sump gasket should be trimmed (2)	30 Later oil slinger is larger
31 Fitting larger slinger	32 Shows how rope seal and sump gasket work together (1)	33 Shows how rope seal and sump gasket work together (2)	34 Oil filter seal is perished compare to new seal	35 Oil filter seal is perished
36 Ensure that oil filter seal is in groove	37 Progress after achieving oil pressure	38 Points and distributor timing new plugs (1)	39 Points and distributor timing new plugs (2)	40 Points and distributor timing new plugs (3)
41 Installing the Radiator and coolent	42 Tensioning generator	43 Ready to install the bonnet	44 Adjusting the brakes	45 Down on his wheels again
46 Complete just need to wash him (1)	47 Complete just need to wash him (2)

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