leaking oil behind Crankshaft pulley!!!!! How do you fix!!??
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leaking oil behind Crankshaft pulley!!!!! How do you fix!!??
I was examining my engine yesterday to see if I missed any mud, and as I was looking, i seen what looked like oil leaking at bottom of engine right below crankshaft pulley.
the sway bar is in the way, but this is right above front suspension and right below crank on front of motor.
I know for sure its not the oil pan, it is clearly leaking from behind the crank pulley. It wasnt there 2,800 miles ago when I changed oil. Im not sure if the mud puddle I went through at the beach cause this. After discussing this with STL, sand may have gotten in there and tore the seal, but we are not sure. What we are sure about is that it is for sure leaking and i for sure is going to get fixed!
So now this leads to me asking...How in the hell do you replace the seal? I have a Haynes Manual, I'm not sure if it tells how. I know I am going to have to remove the cooling fan and schroud to make room. even so, its going to be a ***** to get to. from the bottom, the trans cooler hard lines are an obstacle.
So what do i do, just pull off the drive belt, remove above items, then remove pullet and harmonical balancer? how do i get to the seal and how does it come out? someone please help!!!
the sway bar is in the way, but this is right above front suspension and right below crank on front of motor.
I know for sure its not the oil pan, it is clearly leaking from behind the crank pulley. It wasnt there 2,800 miles ago when I changed oil. Im not sure if the mud puddle I went through at the beach cause this. After discussing this with STL, sand may have gotten in there and tore the seal, but we are not sure. What we are sure about is that it is for sure leaking and i for sure is going to get fixed!
So now this leads to me asking...How in the hell do you replace the seal? I have a Haynes Manual, I'm not sure if it tells how. I know I am going to have to remove the cooling fan and schroud to make room. even so, its going to be a ***** to get to. from the bottom, the trans cooler hard lines are an obstacle.
So what do i do, just pull off the drive belt, remove above items, then remove pullet and harmonical balancer? how do i get to the seal and how does it come out? someone please help!!!
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I would call it the front crankshaft seal. The seal should be in the front timing cover itself as thats how 99.99999% of all engines are. You'll have to remove the balancer and hub to replace it. Then you have to remove the old seal. Some people just cut them out with chisels and pry them out, or drill holes in them with sheet metal screws and use them to pry off of, or lastly just get a seal puller (its shaped like a claw hammer and works similar to it, but they can be difficult to use with the crank still in the way.)
Then you have to drive the seal back in, and depending upon the amount the crankshaft sticks out you can just use a large socket placed over the crank to drive the seal in evenly.
Make sure before you put your hub back in that you check it for grooves. If the hub has damage to the sealing surface then you need to get a "speedy sleeve". Its more or less a little metal sleeve that drives over the hub's damaged sealing surface, thus giving you a clean smooth sealing surface again. You can get "speedy sleeves" at your local parts house. If you need one make sure you put some sort of sealant on the inside of it before you drive it on, that way you wont be getting any oil migrating out of the sleeve.
Then you have to drive the seal back in, and depending upon the amount the crankshaft sticks out you can just use a large socket placed over the crank to drive the seal in evenly.
Make sure before you put your hub back in that you check it for grooves. If the hub has damage to the sealing surface then you need to get a "speedy sleeve". Its more or less a little metal sleeve that drives over the hub's damaged sealing surface, thus giving you a clean smooth sealing surface again. You can get "speedy sleeves" at your local parts house. If you need one make sure you put some sort of sealant on the inside of it before you drive it on, that way you wont be getting any oil migrating out of the sleeve.
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I would call it the front crankshaft seal. The seal should be in the front timing cover itself as thats how 99.99999% of all engines are. You'll have to remove the balancer and hub to replace it. Then you have to remove the old seal. Some people just cut them out with chisels and pry them out, or drill holes in them with sheet metal screws and use them to pry off of, or lastly just get a seal puller (its shaped like a claw hammer and works similar to it, but they can be difficult to use with the crank still in the way.)
Then you have to drive the seal back in, and depending upon the amount the crankshaft sticks out you can just use a large socket placed over the crank to drive the seal in evenly.
Make sure before you put your hub back in that you check it for grooves. If the hub has damage to the sealing surface then you need to get a "speedy sleeve". Its more or less a little metal sleeve that drives over the hub's damaged sealing surface, thus giving you a clean smooth sealing surface again. You can get "speedy sleeves" at your local parts house. If you need one make sure you put some sort of sealant on the inside of it before you drive it on, that way you wont be getting any oil migrating out of the sleeve.
Then you have to drive the seal back in, and depending upon the amount the crankshaft sticks out you can just use a large socket placed over the crank to drive the seal in evenly.
Make sure before you put your hub back in that you check it for grooves. If the hub has damage to the sealing surface then you need to get a "speedy sleeve". Its more or less a little metal sleeve that drives over the hub's damaged sealing surface, thus giving you a clean smooth sealing surface again. You can get "speedy sleeves" at your local parts house. If you need one make sure you put some sort of sealant on the inside of it before you drive it on, that way you wont be getting any oil migrating out of the sleeve.
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when i swapped mine, it didn't take anything special except the pulley puller.
I did make one major screw up. The pulley and shaft are grooved for a bar stock that slides in the grrove on the crank shaft (can't think of the official name). Anyway, I dropped that bar stock into the opening in the timing cover. What a pain that was.
I did make one major screw up. The pulley and shaft are grooved for a bar stock that slides in the grrove on the crank shaft (can't think of the official name). Anyway, I dropped that bar stock into the opening in the timing cover. What a pain that was.
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when i swapped mine, it didn't take anything special except the pulley puller.
I did make one major screw up. The pulley and shaft are grooved for a bar stock that slides in the grrove on the crank shaft (can't think of the official name). Anyway, I dropped that bar stock into the opening in the timing cover. What a pain that was.
I did make one major screw up. The pulley and shaft are grooved for a bar stock that slides in the grrove on the crank shaft (can't think of the official name). Anyway, I dropped that bar stock into the opening in the timing cover. What a pain that was.
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Wayne, So all I really have to remove is the Fan and Shroud to make working room. then take the drive belt and balancer off, then pull the pulley off and the seal is right there? Then pull it our carefully as not to gouge sealing area, replace with lubed seal and tap it back into place. Then replace drive belt, pulley and balancer?
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im just going to but the Timing Cover Seal from RockAuto. its 14.77 for the set. All i need is the little round seal though. I thought it was called a crankshaft seal, but when they look that up, all it comes up with is the Rear seal which this most definitly is not! I called Ford yesterday, and the parts fella told me that its part of the timing cover set. Its $32 at Ford. So i do think ill get the Rock Auto. Opinions