Re: rear main seal replacement

[Gary Wilson <MOPAR413@xxxxxxx>]

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The mechanic is full of *&*(&  you can replace the seal and not have a 
problem with the bearings.  All you need to do is plasta gauge the bearings 
to make sure they have the correct clearance.



MOPAR413 (Gary) 64 Polora 500




> From: Schuyler Wrobel <schuyler62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: rear main seal replacement
> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:46:10 -0700
>
> I plan on doing the same thing on my 62 (replace the rear main seal w/o 
> removing the crank),
> I even bought a special tool to do the job, and saved a magazine article 
> about it somewhere.
> so, yes, it can be done.
> Schuyler
> Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
>  <http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>
>
> On Apr 11, 2005, at 1:30 PM, tom hecht wrote:
> > i can't speak for small blocks, but in the past, i have pulled several
> > main caps on 440's to check the bearings, and since nobody told me i
> > couldn't, i put them back together and the engines ran fine.
> >
> > tom
> > 65 satellite
> >
> >
> > Brian Safford <bsafford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The mechanic working on my 1962 Poly 318 is going to attempt to replace 
> > the rear main seal w/o removing the crank - says he should be able to just 
> > slide it in.
> >
> > What chance of success do you experts think he'll have?
> >
> > He also says that if he can't I'll then have to replace all the crank 
> > bearings when he removes the caps - says you can't re-use the crank 
> > bearings once you've removed the caps.
> >
> > Bearings aren't that expensive, but I'd rather not incur the expense 
> > unless I have to.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Brian
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