Thank you that’s what I was reading up on last night. I ordered just the rear main seal made by Timken, but I’m prepared to order the sleeve if need be.
I somewhat read up on the "Uhaul" seal kit in another thread. It seemed a lot easier and better built. Is there anything like it still in existence? or was that just a thing of the past?
Seems like a thing of the past to me. Gotta use what's available in 2024 to get these old machines working again. Someone in a Rear main seal post said they found just the Navistar seal from a place in Mexico but it was out of the box and had paint maker on it so I couldn't trust that it had be taken care of. I'd do just what you're doing and order a standard replacement seal. If you have issues then just order the right one as soon as you know. It's a pain and the down time sucks but rear mains are something you must get right or life will suck. This thread had some insite. A little further down on page two I posted a picture of what the Navistar seal and sleeve looks like. I left the sleeve on the engine as it was in good shape and used the SKF seal from Rockauto.
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I tore everything apart today, but did not get to inspect the seal or remove the flywheel/clutch simply ran out of time. I ordered the timken rear main as well as a timken throwout and pilot bearing for the perfection clutch kit. I’ll know more when I break the flywheel off and have a better look.Seems like a thing of the past to me. Gotta use what's available in 2024 to get these old machines working again. Someone in a Rear main seal post said they found just the Navistar seal from a place in Mexico but it was out of the box and had paint maker on it so I couldn't trust that it had be taken care of. I'd do just what you're doing and order a standard replacement seal. If you have issues then just order the right one as soon as you know. It's a pain and the down time sucks but rear mains are something you must get right or life will suck. This thread had some insite. A little further down on page two I posted a picture of what the Navistar seal and sleeve looks like. I left the sleeve on the engine as it was in good shape and used the SKF seal from Rockauto.
Rear Main Seal Questions
Hi Lumberjackchuck, so from your post 2 you say it is the drain for the valley pan from the TOP SURFACE of the pan? So anything that dribbles like from the injector pump, would run down the pan and out that opening? If that is the case, then now I understand how the back of the head gets wet and...
I did it was a good read. I don’t have a press and had planned on taking it to a shop to have it pressed in there. As far as the leaks I get that everything tends to end up at the rear of the engine and “everywhere”
