Is this crank seal in all the way?

[thunder550]

I am using the correct Kent Moore install tool (thanks delong_1!) and Victor Reinz seals. Seal doesn't look like it's fully seated to me, but the bolt feels like it bottomed out on something, and I'm scared to tighten it any further for fear of stripping threads. Can anyone confirm if this is in all the way?

 

[hondarider552]

Looks to be yes, just looked at the front cover on my shortblock.

 

[Chevy1925]

If the tool stopped, your good


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[thunder550]

What about the lip on the front of the inner seal? Wouldn't that keep the balancer from seating fully against the crank?

 

[thunder550]

I think the bolt may have bottomed out in the crank snout.

 

[Chevy1925]

Slide her on and see but I don't believe so


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[JoshH]

I think the bolt may have bottomed out in the crank snout.

My tool has a bolt you run down that has a nut on it and a bearing between the nut and the tool. You use a wrench to hold the bolt and run the nut down to push the tool. Hopefully that makes sense.

 

[whytry]

This is what a properly installed GM seal looks like..(might need to zoom in) although I never worked with victor seals the inner sealing ring on yours looks like it should be recessed a little... At any rate the inner and outer sealing rings need to be relaxed persay if they are bound the seal won't last long

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

That's not supposed to look like that. That seal is ruined

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

I can't upload a pic of what mine looks like. But that inner part of the seal should sit past the edge about 1/8 inch

 

[whytry]

I can't upload a pic of what mine looks like. But that inner part of the seal should sit past the edge about 1/8 inch

Like the seal in my picture

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Like the seal in my picture

Yes, I was busy takin my balancer off and tryin to upload it. Failed. You had me treed

 

[whytry]

Ha ha

 

[RPM Motorsports]

That balancer pin looks squared off too, might just be the pic??

 

[thunder550]

Well I am an idiot. I did not remove the inner part of the old seal before trying to install the new one. Didn't realize when I removed the front and rear covers that the inner seal stayed on the crank shaft. I for sure ruined the new front seal, possible the rear one as well. Sigh.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

atleast you caught it :hug:

 

[thunder550]

Rear seal is ok, did not ruin. Front was ruined. On the plus side, I was able to remove the front that I just installed, as well as the old front and rear inners without removing the covers. $30 for a new front and I'll be back in business. Whew.

 

[thunder550]

On second look I am not sure if I tweaked the rear seal or not. Going to replace anyway, not worth saving a couple extra bucks to have to do it again after I realize I have a rear main leak.

 

[JoshH]

Good call. Sorry to hear you had to learn the hard way.

 

[thunder550]

Bet I won't make that mistake again as madmax said above, better too have caught it now than after the engine went in and started leaking like crazy...