Tools Required

J 42067 Rear Main Seal Installer

1. Remove the flexplate. Refer to Flexplate Replacement .



2. Center punch the steel ring of the rear main oil seal.
3. Carefully drill a small, shallow pilot hole into the steel ring of the rear main oil seal. Use caution when drilling the hole so as not to damage the engine components on the opposite side of the rear main oil seal.
4. Screw in a self-tapping screw.
5. Use pliers to pull out the rear main oil seal.
6. Clean all sealing surfaces.

1. Coat the lip of the rear main oil seal with a small amount of clean engine oil.
2. Use the J 42067 to install the rear main oil seal.
3. Install the flexplate. Refer to Flexplate Replacement .