Subject	drill a small hole in the seal
Posted by	aliaZ on December 15, 2005 at 11:47 PM
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In Reply To	Pain In My Rear...Main Seal posted by TTFairladyZ on December 15, 2005 at 09:49 PM
Message	screw in a sheet metal screw, and the pry the seal out by pulling on the screw with pliers
Follow Ups	Pain In My Rear...Main Seal - TTFairladyZ 21:49:53 12/15/05 You're not using the AZ seal puller correctly. You need to - Dave N 21:53:09 12/15/05 Hah! I had the same experience: - TT XTZ 22:00:34 12/15/05 I like your "moment of triumph" pic. (n/m) - 300zxquire 22:08:51 12/15/05 2nd, your "I beat the seal picture". (n/m) - WickedZX (NoVA) 22:58:06 12/15/05 you prob pull the wings off moths, too, lol - robo (sebring1970) 23:30:55 12/15/05 lol. (n/m) - WickedZX (NoVA) 00:00:23 12/16/05 who has the "turbo seals" pic? It's hilarious. (n/m) - mongoozTT(AL) 00:44:04 12/16/05 Hahaha thats awesome. (n/m) - james-lee(twinturbo.net) 20:42:43 12/16/05 Yup, I already read your post, lol - TTFairladyZ 22:46:53 12/15/05 Wow, my mind's in the gutter.... I'll behave and answer that - TT XTZ 22:50:02 12/15/05 *waves* C'mon in, the water's great. (n/m) - Dave N 22:51:09 12/15/05 gawd,my diabetes is acting up from all this saccharine... - vorpalZ 23:23:02 12/15/05 Saccharine?! No, that would be - TT XTZ 23:26:05 12/15/05 whatev - vorpalZ 23:31:26 12/15/05 good call ;) (n/m) - TTFairladyZ 22:52:09 12/15/05 I don't recall seeing a picture of "That tool". ;) (n/m) - ZXtaZTT 16:18:36 12/16/05 I was wondering if the peanut gallery would be able to leave - TT XTZ 18:14:06 12/16/05 so how DO you use that thing?.. - naZeer (Houston) 07:21:25 12/16/05 Dave wrote a pretty good explanation in the first reply here (n/m) - TT XTZ 10:38:16 12/16/05 I wouldn't try to pry from the inner crankshaft side. You - shirow 22:01:08 12/15/05 well check out Mr. Goodwrench :) (n/m) - Guapo 22:05:14 12/15/05 2nd - komplexZTT 22:15:20 12/15/05 Pull the whole rear main bracket... much easier! (n/m) - Piranha(Omaha) 23:05:12 12/15/05 The plate gasket should be a priority when doing a seal. - Spddracer 23:08:54 12/15/05 what? (n/m) - Piranha(Omaha) 23:12:38 12/15/05 drill a small hole in the seal - aliaZ 23:47:00 12/15/05 2nd - cha5e 00:01:56 12/16/05 looks a little scary drilling by the rear of the crank - TTFairladyZ 00:16:49 12/16/05 When I did mine, I took out the whole metal surround - CollegeBoy 01:06:47 12/16/05 no, nothing wrong with that (n/m) - aliaZ 06:32:03 12/16/05 It's just a lot of extra work and an extra part to buy - KaZ (VaBch) 07:42:42 12/16/05 agreed (n/m) - aliaZ 08:17:14 12/16/05 I just use rtv. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 08:18:57 12/16/05 True... but still a "little" extra work... =/ (n/m) - KaZ (VaBch) 09:44:11 12/16/05 The little extra work I do is why my customers like me :) (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 12:48:14 12/16/05 Well... - KaZ (VaBch) 13:24:16 12/16/05 In a word. Yes. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 08:06:34 12/16/05 Thats cause you are doing it wrong - Tektrader69 01:49:06 12/16/05 Exactly! (n/m) - Piranha(Omaha) 07:25:37 12/16/05 Simple way to do it... - KaZ (VaBch) 07:41:10 12/16/05 I cant get at it from the outside of the seal - TTFairladyZ 09:18:18 12/16/05 I don't think you read what I said correctly... - KaZ (VaBch) 09:40:26 12/16/05 Which is more or less how its described in the FAQ - KaZ (VaBch) 09:48:43 12/16/05 Thank you! Great visual aid. :-) - TT XTZ 10:32:14 12/16/05 Thanks for the breakdown and the quick drawing, lol (n/m) - TTFairladyZ 12:03:35 12/16/05 Not a problem, hope it helps! (n/m) - KaZ (VaBch) 12:13:52 12/16/05 what if you slip? the screwdriver is pointing straight - robo (sebring1970) 12:13:55 12/16/05 I'm just holding it in place lightly, and hitting it just - KaZ (VaBch) 13:16:40 12/16/05 thanks. saved in white matter memory :c) (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 23:06:32 12/16/05
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