Front Crankshaft Seal: Service and Repair

Front Oil Seal: Removal and Installation

Removal

1) Remove engine under cover. Refer to [Front Bumper: Removal and Installation] Service and Repair.
2) Remove fan shroud (lower). Refer to [Radiator: Exploded View] Exploded View
3) Remove cooling fan. Refer to [Cooling Fan: Removal and Installation (Crankshaft driven type)] Crankshaft Driven Type.
4) Remove drive belt. Refer to [Drive Belts: Removal and Installation] Removal and Installation.
5) Remove crankshaft pulley with the following procedure:





a) Hold the crankshaft pulley with a suitable tool, then loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt, and pull the pulley out about 10 mm (0.39 in). Remove the crankshaft pulley bolt.
b) Attach a pulley puller in the M6 (0.24 in diameter) thread hole on crankshaft pulley, and remove crankshaft pulley.





6) Remove front oil seal using a suitable tool.






CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage front cover and crankshaft.

Installation

1) Apply new engine oil to both oil seal lip and dust seal lip of new front oil seal.
2) Install front oil seal.
- Install front oil seal so that each seal lip is oriented as shown.





- Press-fit front oil seal until it is flush with front end surface of front cover using suitable tool.






CAUTION:
- Be careful not to damage front cover and crankshaft.
- Press-fit straight and avoid causing burrs or tilting oil seal.

3) Tighten crankshaft pulley bolt.
- Secure crankshaft pulley using suitable tool, and tighten crankshaft pulley bolt.
a) Apply new engine oil to thread and seat surfaces of crankshaft pulley bolt.
b) Tighten crankshaft pulley bolt.






c) Put a paint mark on crankshaft pulley, mating with any one of six easy to recognize angle marks on bolt flange.





d) Turn another 60° degrees clockwise (angle tightening).
- Check the tightening angle with movement of one angle mark.
4) Installation is in the reverse order of removal after this step.