Lotus Esprit Series - Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal; Location of Spray Shield

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rotation.
Allow the ring geor to cool naturally in the air. DO
NOT'
QUENCH.
3.
Locate the flywheel squarely on the crankshaft flange and upon the locating
dowels.
4.
Apply the Loctite 'AV' to threads in crankshaft, then insert the securing
bolts and tighten to the specified torque loading (see TECHNICAL DATA).
5.
Check the flywheel run - out using a proprietary dial gouge. The total run-
out should NOT EXCEED the figure given in TECHNICAL DATA.
6. Replace the clutch assembly.
7. Refit transmission unit.
CRANKSHAFT
REAR OIL SEAL
To Remove
1.
Remove the transmission unit from the vehicle.
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2.
Kemove tne riywneei (see TL T VV~CCL m1-4~ I\I~YV v-s\, .
3.
Remove the rear oil seal housing by releosing ik eight securing setscrews.
4. Remove seal from the housing. Discard the gasket.
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Fig.22 Location of spray shield