After observing a big ole honkin rear main leak on my new 745, I pulled the trans and all that crap, got the clutch off and flywheel this evening.
Now, the timing sensor is sheared off by the flywheel. I don't need it I understand, so that's fine.
The rear main is toast bigtime, it's actually been rubbed by the flywheel pretty badly. Removing the seal from the housing, it don't look like there is a way to stop one from not seating it far enough in, so maybe that happened. But looking at the sheared off sensor, and the ground up rear main, I can't help but wonder if the flywheel is, something, not where it ought to be, wrong one, something. The clutch is pretty new, Volvo labeled, and I bet it was done at the dealer. Another possibly notable thing is the PCV system was a little crudded up, I think there was excess pressure in the crankcase, wouldn't think it's be enough to move the metal part of the seal, but who knows.
Thoughts? I'd hate to stick it back together and it tear up a new rear main again. I assume one just installs the seal flush with the top of the housing?
Thanks..