Posted by Greg J on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at 0:10AM :
Hi all, I was wondering if I could get some suggestions and comments about a two-piece rear main seal. Each half bolts to the block with three 1/4" bolts. I put a new rear main seal on my engine and it doesn't really seal. The crankshaft is perfectly smooth and not scored. My seal kit is made by Victor Reinz, part # JV 134-6. The kit consists of two seal halves and two little pieces of rubber that go between the bearing cap and the block. On each seal half is Victor 49825. I commented to my machine shop/auto parts store where I got the seal that it doesn't really seal, and they looked at it and the crankshaft and agreed that it barely touches. Any help and ideas would be greatly appreciated, thank you.