Base
Engine
Components
DODGE
Turbo Diesel
In-Chassis
Diagnostic Procedures
Page
9E-7
Ring
Gear
Occasional
failure of a starter to engage can be caused by
damaged
teeth
on the ring gear. Service ring gears are
available for repairing flywheels.
If a ring gear is damaged on an automatic
transmission
drive
plate, the drive
plate
must be replaced.
Rear
Crankshaft Seal
The rear crankshaft seal is mounted In a housing
that
bolts to
the rear of the block. Double-lipped Teflon
seals
are
used.
The
Sealing
surface on the crankshaft must be clean, dry and
free
of oil during installation of the
seal.
Caution:
if any oil gets on the crank surface or seal
during Installation, the seal
will
leak. • •