Rear/Mail Oil Seal Leak, I need a diagram.. Options

[Betta-J]

I am sorry to ask this as it's probably posted somewhere, but the SEARCH did not show it and I didn't want to go through 29 pages.

Someone please help.
I was told I have a rear (main?) oil seal leak.
I thought that was in the timing belt area...but some mechanic told me the leak is on the tranny side...

Anyway, if you know the sticky for the DIY oil seal, please share or any post related, I would appreciate it.
I actually have two seals ready since I got it with my timing belt kit...but again, the leak is from the tranny side (driver's side) so I hesitate to open my timing belt cover.

Thanks a bunch!

Betta-J

[Tigawoods]

tranny side is the front main seal. but you should first check the tranny end of thr oil pan and make sure it isnt just that

[Syaoran]

tranny side is the front main seal. but you should first check the tranny end of thr oil pan and make sure it isnt just that

Rear Main seal is behind the flywheel on the transmission side.

Front main is the one on the oil pump side.

The front of every engine is the timing side of it, usually.

[Tigawoods]

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would make sense since piston one is on that end

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Oct 15, 2013 - 9:05 PM

[Smaay]

what engine? also look in the stickies, i wrote a very detailed thread on rebuilding a 7A. it shows both the seals

[Betta-J]

tranny side is the front main seal. but you should first check the tranny end of thr oil pan and make sure it isnt just that

Rear Main seal is behind the flywheel on the transmission side.

Front main is the one on the oil pump side.

The front of every engine is the timing side of it, usually.

Thanks!

what engine? also look in the stickies, i wrote a very detailed thread on rebuilding a 7A. it shows both the seals

Thanks, I'll look for it!

Thanks All!

This post has been edited by Betta-J: Oct 16, 2013 - 10:16 AM

[Special_Edy]

You should try buying some bolts several inches long(like 4" or more) and thread them into the engineblock to bellhousing bolt holes once you have a few of those bolts removed. When you finally get the transmission fully disconnected you could possibly slide the transmission sideways on those bolts far enough to get at the flywheel and rear main seal without physically craning the transmission out of the car. Its gonna depend on which motor and trans you have though as to whether you have the room.

[Smaay]

You should try buying some bolts several inches long(like 4" or more) and thread them into the engineblock to bellhousing bolt holes once you have a few of those bolts removed. When you finally get the transmission fully disconnected you could possibly slide the transmission sideways on those bolts far enough to get at the flywheel and rear main seal without physically craning the transmission out of the car. Its gonna depend on which motor and trans you have though as to whether you have the room.

um no thats impossible! id like to see you try to take off flywheel bolts with that much room.

to change the rear main seal, you MUST remove the transmission, and the flywheel or flex plate.