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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man
Here is an explanation of why you apply grease to the back of the crank seal , It's just a safety measure but if the spring does come off when your replacing the seal with the timing cover on the engine it eventually will end up in your oil pan and nobody wants pieces of spring steel getting sucked up into your oil pump . I've seen it happen . This is why I pull timing covers to replace crank seals . 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOfOHMI6Wnc
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funny thing is ,that spring came flying off as soon as we took the cover off , and yes nobody wants pieces of steel flying around in there
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