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Old 07-12-2011, 04:46 PM
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SD front seal

I have to do a front seal re & re along with the seal race.
The FSM lists a special race puller. What can I get away with to pull the race.
Thanks front seal experts.
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Old 07-12-2011, 05:07 PM
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The fit of the spacer is fairly loose. I have been able to pull them with two, small flat screwdrivers, prying simultaneously 180 degrees apart. Prying with one screwdriver doesn't work well; the spacer needs to come off straight. A good dose of penetrating oil would be a good idea, also.
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Old 07-13-2011, 01:20 AM
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Unlike tangofox007 I had no way of removing the spacer on my OM617 that easily. I hope it works for you that way though.

I ended up replacing the front crankshaft seal with the old spacer still in there. The seal leaked after about 100 miles. As I had other engine troubles I ended up rebuilding the whole engine (long story) - but - to remove the original spacer on my crank I had to drill into the spacer to allow me to chisel the bloody thing off (crank removed from engine).

I hope you don't need that kind of effort.
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Old 07-14-2011, 01:30 PM
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I thought I would press the new seal into place first then press the seal race in after so not to destroy the seal lip. Is that a good plan?
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Old 07-14-2011, 01:42 PM
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I thought I would press the new seal into place first then press the seal race in after so not to destroy the seal lip. Is that a good plan?
Er no I think you'll do more damage that way.

Take a look at the wiki DIY pages:-

http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/OM617CrankshaftSeal

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Tangofox007 is too quick off the draw - same thread - different way of getting there!
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