Main Bearing Oil
Seal—Timing
Gear
End —Changing
REMOVING
Remove
alternator drive belt
air conditioning drive belt
exhaust muffler
Rotate crankshaft until TDC timing mark on pulley
is
straight up. (Fig. 106)
Remove crankshaft pulley nut. Remove pulley.
Extract the old oil seal with a screw driver; do not
mark the oil seal location.
REFITTING
Lubricate the new
seal,
fit it to inserting tool
J28860
—offer
up tool and
seal,
push the tool in
until it contacts the timing cover which locates
the oil seal correctly. (Fig. 107)
Check the oil seal locating on the old pulley. Fit a
new pulley if the old pulley is marked or worn;
make sure
it
enters the key.
Smear the bolt
with
1 or 2 drops of ioctite and
torque tighten the nut to 135 lb ft (183
nm).
Refit
exhaust muffler
alternator drive belt
air
conditioning drive belt and tension
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