Originally posted by jimmy six #35:
I have always pinned the seal to keep it from spining or moving. My method is described previously.
I TOTALLY missed this in your earlier post! Thanks for pointing the way to a great innovation - wish I'd paid closer attention to your post!
As you said, the biggest key I think is packing that rope in there as much as possible. When they are pulled they narrow because of the braid and then need to be fattened back up again. These newer teflon/graphite seals are as slippery as a piece of oily spaghetti to handle, and when they do leak, they leave a very distinctive black goo trail so that you know it's them that's leaking and not the pan gasket. Don't ask me why I know this so well.
I figure by the time I get to my 35th rear main seal job, I'll have this all figured out.
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