Help with front main / oil pump seal
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Help with front main / oil pump seal
Front main seal is leaking so I bought another and I am TRYING to get the old one out, but it is REALLY stuck on there and my pick is digging into it and breaking it up.
Are there any secrets to getting this thing out clean? I can't get the pieces out of the grooves to even put the new one in if I continue to dig at it.
Are there any secrets to getting this thing out clean? I can't get the pieces out of the grooves to even put the new one in if I continue to dig at it.
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OK so there is where I have the issue because this one seems like it is molded to the dang metal, like it is sticking... so it's tearing apart. I have a small chunk out of the donut so it is not a complete circle and it is just not coming off........ not just the seal inside, but the center of it as well holding the two seal areas together. It's ALL stuck.
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I was able to get a pick under it and it won't BUDGE. The metal is attached to something. It's bending outward and thin metal, but it is very securely mounted to something. I haven't done this before so I am sure I'm screwing this up somehow, but I can't find a single mention of this in the FSM. I have the replacement oil pump seal, and front main seal, but can't get this off.
I don't see anything on the front of the oil pump that could be holding it.
I don't see anything on the front of the oil pump that could be holding it.
Last edited by O. L. T.; 11-18-11 at 08:41 PM.
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There you go Brian, that seal puller (or one like it) was going to be what I suggest. The oil pump gets hot and over time it melted the rubber to the metal. The seals are a tight fit to begin with, but when they are old, they NEVER come out easy bud.
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Stealing oil pump off spare engine but it's out of the car. Trans still hooked up, no way whatsoever to keep crank pulley still.
Oh wait........
That works WAY too well.
Oh wait........
That works WAY too well.
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Not stealing oil pump anymore. SO not dropping oil pan IN the car. Trying to do it with spare engine out of the car and still can't get it to drop. Did everything the FSm said and only the front of the pan will come down 1/2 inch when pried. Can't get the back to come down. Am i missing something?
Took 4 bolts from lower bellhousing. 4 from inside #1 once I got in there, and many from the rest of the pan.
Took 4 bolts from lower bellhousing. 4 from inside #1 once I got in there, and many from the rest of the pan.