how the hell you take the rear main seal out

[s13silvia123]

yea how the hell you take it out man. i'm having such a hard time. i'm getting fustrated as well. searching doesnt work to well when have a SR motor.

[clark]

yea how the hell you take it out man. i'm having such a hard time. i'm getting fustrated as well. searching doesnt work to well when have a SR motor.

i had trouble at first too. then i just dropped the upper oilpan on my SR (the aluminum part).

then the rear main seal and the housing came right out.


are you talking about getting the actual seal itself out from the housing thingy?

yeah if you're talking about that, then you just need to lightly tap it out.

[Sileighty_85]

a tough tiny screw driver,a hammer and a scribe

[s13silvia123]

i had trouble at first too. then i just dropped the upper oilpan on my SR (the aluminum part).

then the rear main seal and the housing came right out.


are you talking about getting the actual seal itself out from the housing thingy?

yeah if you're talking about that, then you just need to lightly tap it out.

damn you have to take that whole thing out man that sucks plus i might as well take it out. one thing is gonna trouble me. i have new motor oil

[Sileighty_85]

you dont need to remove the cover to get the seal out

[s13silvia123]

you dont need to remove the cover to get the seal out

thats what i thought

is there a definite way i can get it out

[Sileighty_85]

take tiny screw driver wedge inbetween seal and cover,
tap in with hammer to make dent in seal to stick scribe in to pry out
or use screw driver, be be carful not to chip the cover

[yukon]

what is the rear seal?

[basicmods]

*sigh*rear seal is in the back of the engine under the flywheel and creates a seal around the crankshaft. to get to it you have to remove your transmisssion and clutch+flywheel... *sigh*

[yukon]

*sigh*rear seal is in the back of the engine under the flywheel and creates a seal around the crankshaft. to get to it you have to remove your transmisssion and clutch+flywheel... *sigh*

How about a picture? Spare us the condescending attitude. There is no Harvard for grease monkeys.

[wgJoY]

Spare me the condescending attitude please.


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[basicmods]

How about a picture? Spare us the condescending attitude. There is no Harvard for grease monkeys.

Firstly, it's my opinion if you don't know what a rear main seal is, you aren't a grease monkey. That being said, here's a picture of what it looks like and a couple how-tos on changing it. So here ya go.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j284/basicmods/240sx/rearmainseal.jpg

There's a how-to here (which is where the pic came from) - Rear Main Seal Replacement: 240sx Articles: Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub (http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/360453) and here (no pics, but the easier way IMO) - Technical Articles: Replacing Front and Rear Seals (http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=242582)

[ManoNegra]

Doesn't anybody ever read the FSM anymore?

[Ceepo]

its a bitch to get out, but just go at it with a hammer/chisel/flathead, should come out :)

[yukon]

Firstly, it's my opinion if you don't know what a rear main seal is, you aren't a grease monkey. That being said, here's a picture of what it looks like and a couple how-tos on changing it. So here ya go.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j284/basicmods/240sx/rearmainseal.jpg

There's a how-to here (which is where the pic came from) - Rear Main Seal Replacement: 240sx Articles: Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub (http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread/360453) and here (no pics, but the easier way IMO) - Technical Articles: Replacing Front and Rear Seals (http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=242582)


You don't need to remove the seal carrier to get the seal out. Just a seal puller.

http://www.eurocarparts.com/sealey/images/AK7000.jpg
Then when you get ready to reinstall the new seal, take a 1/4" drive extension and use it as a drift to drive the new seal in. Just work it around the seal and you should be fine. Pulling the carrier out without unbolting the oil pan can lead to leakage around the bottom of the carrier.

[aNskY]

i hammer a small flathead through the middle of it and pry... pretty easy actually. just be careful not to go all the way through it

[basicmods]

You don't need to remove the seal carrier to get the seal out. Just a seal puller.


I know, that's why the 2nd way is my preferred way - no need to take out the carrier.

[Mister.E]

Doesn't anybody ever read the FSM anymore?

Seriously, the FSM has damn near everything you need to know about the motor in it.