[Rovernet] P6B rear main seal

Kent Kinard kkinard at att.net
Fri Dec 13 09:21:03 EST 2013


Hi Glenn,
Did you loosen the other main caps?
-KK

Nash4447 at cs.com wrote:
> Hi Kent
>
> I tried to use a "chinese finger" to replace the upper half  but was
> unsuccessful. I couldn't pull hard enough to get the new rope above the crank but
> just part way.  I ended up trimming the upper half of the rope a bit to get
> it completely around the journal.
>
> But as I say, I now just replace the bearing cap side and keep my fingers
> crossed that the oil leaking minimizes, and it always has for me.
>
> I definitely remember  that I  was  able to remove the pan by lifting the
> engine up a bit after disconnecting the front motor mounts. I know I didn't
> touch any crossmembers, that would have been too much for me.
>
> Just keep repeating to yourself, old cars are a FUN hobby !
>
>
> Glenn
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