vp rear main seal replacement

[redrags]

how do you do it, can you do it without removing the engine? is there a howto on this.. ive looked for the how to page but cant find it

[Troy5L]

you have to take the engine out man. and it will be a good idea to get a mechanic to do it as they no what they are doin, you dont wanna fark anything up

[Cobez]

Don't HAVE to take the engine out. If your mechanic has one of those "sneaky pete" tools, they can do it by dropping the trans.

[azzfox]

Drop trans, flexplate off, wedge old seal out with a screwdriver and gently tap new one in. Pretty sure thats what my manual says anyway.

[mischa]

Your kidding its that simple?

[azzfox]

Your kidding its that simple?

For series 2+ blocks yes, series 1 you need to remove the rear bearing cap and "repack" the seal, which requires sump removal yada yada yada big headache.

But for series 2 onwards:

[Bz Kn33z]

S1 is crap, engine out sump off rear main cap off, old Rope seal out and replace it, but rope seals are a pain in the arse, gotta use locktight inthere to stop it from twisting, i have done mine and i think it still has a slight leak that or the sump has a leak at the back. might aswell do all the bearings the mains and big ends if you are doing the rope seal. for a S1, S2 is piss easy.

[mischa]

Dam S1, why do they make it so hard. Im might just wait for my rebulit engine then.

[redrags]

woot s2, will have it done this week

[redrags]

anyone around sydney who wants some cash to help me fix it? tell me a price if you do i urgently need it done this week because im moving next week and have 3 broken down cars out the front... cash or a vr with no rego and a ****ed CAS.

[Cheap6]

I hope you go OK with the assistance. One more thing, the bolts for the flex plate to the crank have to be replaced (they are torque to yield). P#24501365, 18-22Nm + 70-75 degrees.

[redrags]

cheers mate... will i need a torque wrench for that?

[azzfox]

Yes you will.

[markovr]

I hope you go OK with the assistance. One more thing, the bolts for the flex plate to the crank have to be replaced (they are torque to yield). P#24501365, 18-22Nm + 70-75 degrees.

yes thats true but i bought new ones but the old ones were fine and the head of the bolt was thicker on the old ones so i used them again with some thread locker thats 60000 ago and no dramas
The neophrene seal has to go in a certain amount and not too far and squarely so you need to do some measurements to get it right