Thread: Front oil seal...which way?
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04-29-2008 02:18 PM #1
Front oil seal...which way?
I'm new to small block fords, and I'm just rebuilding my first 302.
My (naive) question is, which way does the front crank seal go in the timing cover?
The seal I have has a spiral spring tensioner, as common to many oil seals. If I insert the seal from the block side of the timing cover, then this ring ends up to the outside of the engine. Is that the right way?
Or do you put the oil seal in from the balancer side of the timing cover?
I know that the seal lip on a small block chevy points inwards to the engine, but on the seal I have there are two lips, that point to each other.
Good to have her home finally, still need to go back and give her another polish after messing with the engine stuff. Made it up to Idaho. Also a local show.
New guy from Utah.