Land Rover Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

ENGINE - V8

OVERHAUL 12-2-79

Oil seal  - crankshaft - front 

$% 12.21.14.01

Disassembly

1. Remove crankshaft pulley.

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 Engine - V8, OVERHAUL, Pulley - 

crankshaft.

2. Fit LRT-12-229 to crankshaft pulley hub.
3. With assistance, remove crankshaft pulley bolt.
4. Remove LRT-12-229 from crankshaft pulley 

hub.

5. Remove crankshaft pulley hub.

6. Fit LRT-12-230/1 and LRT-12-230/2 to 

crankshaft seal and remove crankshaft oil seal.

7. Discard oil seal.

Reassembly

1. Clean seal mating faces.

2. Fit new crankshaft oil seal to front cover using 

LRT-12-231.

NOTE: Front crankshaft oil seal should be fitted 
flush to front timing cover.

3. Remove LRT-12-231.
4. Clean crankshaft pulley hub and mating faces, 

fit crankshaft pulley hub to crankshaft.

5. Fit new bolt to crankshaft, lock crankshaft using 

LRT-12-229 and initially tighten crankshaft bolt 
to 100 Nm (74 lbf.ft). Using an angle torque 
gauge tighten in the following sequence. Stage 
1; 60

°

. Stage 2; 60

°

. Stage 3; 30

°

.

6. Remove LRT-12-229 from crankshaft pulley 

hub.

7. Fit crankshaft pulley.

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 Engine - V8, OVERHAUL, Pulley - 

crankshaft.

M12 7662

LRT-12-229

M12 7587

LRT-12-231