Front Main Seals

mrnickleye · 01-08-2006, 04:10 AM

^^^ what tony said. When I worked at Toyota in the 80's, I musta replaced 100 front crank seals on Celica and truck 20R and 22R engines, and the Corolla 2TC, 3TC, and others.

I might of used a dampner puller 2-3x. If they wouldn't come off by hand, I just used 2 BIG prybars, one on each side, and pulled a little. They would pop right off. I actually had to make sure I was ready to catch it, so it would not fall to the floor.

A big screwdriver to pry out the seal. A ballpeen hammer to tap in the new seal.

After a couple reworks cause it leaked again....this works...

Upon install is to put a big bead of silicone gasket sealer in the cavity where the bolt is going back on. This will help prevent oil from seeping out along the crankshaft between it and the dampner, and under the bolthead.

01-08-2006, 04:10 AM	#5
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	^^^ what tony said. When I worked at Toyota in the 80's, I musta replaced 100 front crank seals on Celica and truck 20R and 22R engines, and the Corolla 2TC, 3TC, and others. I might of used a dampner puller 2-3x. If they wouldn't come off by hand, I just used 2 BIG prybars, one on each side, and pulled a little. They would pop right off. I actually had to make sure I was ready to catch it, so it would not fall to the floor. A big screwdriver to pry out the seal. A ballpeen hammer to tap in the new seal. After a couple reworks cause it leaked again....this works... Upon install is to put a big bead of silicone gasket sealer in the cavity where the bolt is going back on. This will help prevent oil from seeping out along the crankshaft between it and the dampner, and under the bolthead. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.