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Old 01-07-04, 12:23 PM
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Question About to Replace Front End Crank Seal!! "what is my strategy

Im about to get the seal from the dealer.. today what are my Options in replacing it accuratly Ive heard they are a bitch to put on??


This is where the car was leaking all along thank god
Old 01-07-04, 01:28 PM
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i remember hearing something to the affect of you have to keep the clutch pressed in with a brick on the pedal while youre doing the work otherwise a bearing falls out of place. cant remember the specifics tho. maybe some one will know more about this.
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Hmm Interesting the son-of-a-bitch was leaking behind the ecentric pulley the whole time thinking it was the Oil Pan...
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Read this first: http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/pulley.htm
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That Looks like a complete "tear down" Im just replacing the seal around it?
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I could be delerious but if thats what i have to do to replace the seal then so be it...
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Aaron geve you a link that tells you how to get the frint hob off. After that just pull the damm seal and install the new one.
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