84 chevy 305 front seal remove and replace

The only real tool needed would be a puller to remove the balancer. The seal can be pried out with a screwdriver. Tap seal in with a hammer & block of wood. Gasket is simple. Just be sure not to distort the cover when removing or installing the seal. Reinstall balancer with patience. Getting the key lined up & the balancer on straight. Pretty straight forward. Good Luck, Mike

"robschevy" wrote

As MCL said, just normal tools + a balancer puller.

If your new gasket set doesn't come with one, you might also want to get a "repair sleeve" for the balancer's snout, as the surface where the old seal has been rubbing for years has a tendency to develop a groove, which can destroy the new seal in a short time, or just continue to leak as always.

The sleeve is just a super-thin metal sleeve (duh!) about the size of a cut-off toilet paper tube. Smear some glue (included with the sleeve) around the inside, tap it onto the snout nice and straight, and the new seal has a shiny new surface to slide on.

Check out this link to see what the balancer repair sleeve and front seal look like.

Yes...this IS one I have for sale, but all you probably need is the seal and the sleeve...should be available at your local parts store, as well as the loan/rent of a balancer puller.

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Thankyou so much for the information on the front seal .