Explorer AWD V8-4.6L (2010)
Replacement.
2. Remove the engine-to-transmission spacer plate.
3. Remove the oil pan. For additional information, refer to Oil Pan See: Engine Lubrication/Oil Pan/Service and Repair/Oil Pan.
4. Using the Slide Hammer and the Crankshaft Rear Oil Slinger Remover, remove the crankshaft oil slinger.
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Discard the crankshaft oil slinger.
5. Using the Slide Hammer and the Crankshaft Rear Seal Remover, remove the crankshaft rear seal.
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Discard the crankshaft rear seal.
6. Remove the 6 bolts and the crankshaft rear seal retainer plate.
Installation
1. NOTICE: Do not use metal scrapers, wire brushes, power abrasive discs or other abrasive means to clean the sealing surfaces. These tools
cause scratches and gouges which make leak paths. Use a plastic scraping tool to remove all traces of old sealant.
NOTE: Clean the sealing surfaces with silicone gasket remover and metal surface prep. Follow the directions on the packaging. Failure to follow
this procedure can cause future oil leakage.
Clean and inspect the mating surfaces.
2. NOTE: The crankshaft rear seal retaining plate does not have a sealant groove. Gasket maker must be applied to the crankshaft rear seal retainer
plate mating surface on the engine block.
Apply a bead of gasket maker to the crankshaft rear seal retainer plate mating surface on the engine block.
3. Install the crankshaft rear seal retainer plate and the 6 bolts in the sequence shown.
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Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).