easiest way to change the rear main seal
so the 350 in my truck has a leaky rear main seal :waah:... im wondering what the easiest to replace it? do i have to pull the trans? or can i get away with just pulling the pan and and back main cap?
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Assuming its not a later model engine with a 1 piece rear main seal, yes, you just drop the pan and rear bearing cap to change the seal. No need to drop the trans.
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easiest way i found was to drop it off at a good shop and pick it up after its done
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If it's in the '80 in the Blazer in your sig line... you won't need to lift the engine to get the pan out. Which it a good thing. But... the whole process is a PITA no matter how you do it.
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I don't know about getting the pan off without lifting the engine on his truck.
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I've done a few rear mains in late 70's and early 80's (2 piece) trucks and didn't have to lift the engine. They were all 4x4's as well.
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I just tore into it this morning and I got the pan and main cap off without lifting the motor, should have it put back together tonight.
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There's a guy in another thread who takes about making sure the timing mark is facing straight down. Apparently this places the crank in a position where the pan slides out once unbolted. My rear main is leaking like a sieve, and am planning on doing the seal replacement myself. I will let you know about the pan.
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I never try to work around the oil pump. I drop the pan enough to get a wrench on the oil pump bolt and drop the pump into the pan.
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My 72 K20 isn't that bad. A jack and about 15 bolts gets the 3 piece crossmember out. You can then drop it straight down. Easiest one I have ever done. Pan easy, realligning the crossmember is a PITA due to slight frame twist (old age, not damage)!
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Hopefully you will roll the seal through so it's sticking out an 1/8th inch or so otherwise you might be right back in the same situation. In other words, don't have the where the 2 halves of the seal line up with the 2 halves of the main cap. That is where oil wants to leak under pressure.
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