Flywheel housing oil seal (page 2 of 2)

5. Position seal removing tool 18G 1068B and screw centre bolt of tool into end of crankshaft.
6. Pull the primary gear outwards as far as possible by hand.
7. Locate collets of tool 18G 1068B into the groove on the primary gear.
8. Loosen wing nut on tool to withdraw primary gear and oil seal out of housing.
9. Undo wing nut on tool and remove tool.
10. Collect collets.
11. Remove primary gear and oil seal.
12. Remove and discard oil seal from primary gear.

Refit

1. Clean primary gear, crankshaft bearing surface, backing ring and ’C’ washer.
2. Clean oil seal housing and dust shield.
3. Lubricate inner face of new oil seal with oil and apply grease to outer face.

4. Fit protective sleeve 18G 1043 to primary gear.
5. Lubricate protective sleeve with oil.
6. Position new oil seal on primary gear.
7. Remove protective sleeve from primary gear.
8. Locate primary gear onto crankshaft until the gear teeth are just starting to mesh with those of the idler gear.

CAUTION: DO NOT fully engage primary gear with idler gear or the seal will become displaced.

9. Position tool 18G 1068 over crankshaft.
10. Tighten wing nut of tool 18G 1068 to press oil seal into flywheel housing.

NOTE: The seal is correctly fitted when the base of the tool contacts the lip of the housing bore.

11. Loosen wing nut on tool 18G 1068 and remove tool.
12. Position backing ring on crankshaft.
13. Fit ’C’ washer to crankshaft.
14. Fit dust shield onto primary gear with its stepped face marked ’FLYWHEEL SIDE’ facing away from the engine.
15. Fit clutch assembly. See CLUTCH, Repairs.