Goznalez
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hi everyone
I had an oil leak under the harmonic balancer which was dripping to both sides of the engine. So i bought a HB puller set got him off pulled the old crank seal out and installed the new one. I made recessed timber cutout to tap the seal in so it would go evenly and siliconed around the outside. I put some oil on the inner rubber ring and shaft of the HB.
I waited 24 hours and started the sucker up and the leak is now worse than before.
Has anyone had this issue before? I cant work it out, the seal is definitley in correctly. Went in nice and square.
The inner seating area that the seal sits in was smooth. The top face of the of the timing cover(?) which faces to the front of the car was scratched from getting a screwdriver in to remove the old seal but i wouldnt have though this is the actualsealing surface?
I didnt silicone the keyway. But this sits in the inside of the HB shaft so i didnt think this would be an issue.
Only other thing i could think of is the HB shaft itself? But it has no scratches and when i run my fingernail over it its smooth. Can they become worn? Cars got 233k kms on it. Its been in the family since new and im pretty sure the HB has never been changed.
Any advice would be appreciated
I had an oil leak under the harmonic balancer which was dripping to both sides of the engine. So i bought a HB puller set got him off pulled the old crank seal out and installed the new one. I made recessed timber cutout to tap the seal in so it would go evenly and siliconed around the outside. I put some oil on the inner rubber ring and shaft of the HB.
I waited 24 hours and started the sucker up and the leak is now worse than before.
Has anyone had this issue before? I cant work it out, the seal is definitley in correctly. Went in nice and square.
The inner seating area that the seal sits in was smooth. The top face of the of the timing cover(?) which faces to the front of the car was scratched from getting a screwdriver in to remove the old seal but i wouldnt have though this is the actualsealing surface?
I didnt silicone the keyway. But this sits in the inside of the HB shaft so i didnt think this would be an issue.
Only other thing i could think of is the HB shaft itself? But it has no scratches and when i run my fingernail over it its smooth. Can they become worn? Cars got 233k kms on it. Its been in the family since new and im pretty sure the HB has never been changed.
Any advice would be appreciated