Front main oil seal…install from front or back?

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This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated July 18, 2011 at 3:09 am by Gerald Porsch.

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- July 17, 2011 at 5:36 pm #57736
  Duke Samouce
  My front main oil seal is leaking. Looking at youtube videos on late model 302 timing cover installs. They drive the seal in from the front. My Sunbeam manual shows the seal driven in from the back.
  
  I installed mine from the back and it is leaking. Now if the seal is designed to be mounted from the front, I understand why it is leaking.
  
  So, what is correct?…..my gut tells me I need to install a new seal from the front.
  
  It is such a PITA to do, I want to make sure it is correct this time.
- July 18, 2011 at 3:09 am #64153
  Gerald Porsch
  Mine is from the back side, the open lip goes toward the inside of the motor
  Also I take the pan off so I can get the gasket straight, I know it sounds like extra work but I hate oil leaks
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