Can someone please provide detail directions from their experience of replacing the oil seal round the front of the crankshaft on a 1992 1.5 Civic.
Thanks
Can someone please provide detail directions from their experience of replacing the oil seal round the front of the crankshaft on a 1992 1.5 Civic.
Thanks
A regular named "Eric" gave me very good help with this in
2004 for my 1991 1.5L Civic. Jim Beam also had a few hints. The link below takes you to disussions of this. They mention the camshaft a lot, but I used the same approach for both camshaft seal and crankshaft seal. Summarized:Once you have the seal exposed, I recommend using a corkscrew and/or old-fashioned can opener to dig into the rubber of the seal and twist it out. Be very careful not to scratch or dent the metal in which the seal sits.
Studying the new seal helps IMO, so you'll know into what you're trying to "hook" with your corkscrew and can opener.
Removing the old seal:
"Jasper" wrote
experience of
on a 1992 1.5
I would add to Elle's fine directions that the seal has to be worked out in a round-robin fashion. It isn't very tight, but it needs a bit of coaxing. As she says, take care not to scratch the crankshaft or block. Scratches can be filled, but you really don't want to go that way.
I assume you will take advantage of the opportunity to replace the timing belt and maybe the water pump (depending on how long it's been)?
Mike
I have 20K mi on the pump and belt. The seal began leaking 1 year ago (10K ago). It would probaly be wise to replace the timing belt and seal at the same time. Thank you
replacing that seal is fine & dandy, but here's a couple of things to consider:
bottom line, people do the pulley end seal mainly because they can get at it. and let's face it, it's one more thing to sell the customer. regarding your needs, if it really is leaking, while the main seal is not, go ahead and replace. BUT, if using a decent oil can address the underlying cause, i think that's a better way to go because you're also dealing with the other little things like the distributor seal [only "replaceable" by swapping out the whole distributor body for $270-odd bucks], etc. and scratching the sealing surface on the crank is a real bummer.
have fun!
and a question: what oil are you using now?
brand. what brand.
jim, i don't question your wisdom for a second, but please explain how one end of the crank spins faster than the other (why is it more important to do the flywheel side versus the pulley side)? or am i reading cross-eyed? :)
tjim beam wrote:
They don't. Both ends spin at the same rate. However, if you compare the seal journals on the crankshaft, then you should note that the rear main seal has a larger diameter than the front crank seal. Thus, with a larger diameter, the rear main seal will experience a faster speed where the metal seal journal contacts the rubber seal lip. It's still the same rpm but a point on the larger diameter journal must travel faster in order to cover a larger distance in the same amount of time.
Eric
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