Thread: Remind me--whats involved in 305 rear main seal replacement?

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Brian,you got most of it right,after ya drop the pan,drop the oil pump and pull the rear main cap,1/2 of the seal will be in the main cap.Then take an ice pick,small screwdriver or such to push on one side of the seal to roll it outa the block enough so that you can grab the exposed end with pliers and finish rolling it out.Sometimes they are stubborn but ya gotta be careful and not nick the crankshaft. When I install them I like to turn the seal halves so the parting lines on the seal do not line up with the parting lines of the main cap.
to do it you have to roll both halves of the seal into the block,I usually shoot for 1 and 7 o clock on the seal halves.