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Old 12-02-2009, 01:34 PM
tangofox007 tangofox007 is offline
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Originally Posted by whunter View Post
I disagree.
If you go to the trouble of replacing the front crankshaft/harmonic balancer seal, the seal ring/spacer ring should be replaced.
Also, there is no assurance that the new seal is going to ride in the exact same location as the old one. And even if it does, it is possible that reversing the spacer won't adequately "relocate" the wear area. There is way to much work and risk in the job to leave an old $10 part behind and chance having to do it all over again in short order. .
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