[harsheco96]

Did anyone see if there was a spring/coil on the existing seal when installing a new seal? My old seal had a spring/coil for compressing the inner lip, whereas the new seal does not have this part.

 

[harsheco96]

Crankshaft Seal Replacement Write-up

Gotcha. So if using the OEM part # seal, install it dry with no spring (as it does not come with one). I feel like installing one without the spring would lead to premature wear and leaking earlier than a seal with a spring.

 

[harsheco96]

Sooo..I somehow messed up the install of the harmonic balancer, and now it is stuck. I reinstalled the balancer, but must not have had it seated 100% properly, and put on the crankshaft bolt. However, the balancer is sticking out about 7cm and not seated against the block. I noticed this during the belt install, since the tensioner was not aligned with the harmonic balancer.

I tried pulling the balancer off, but it is really stuck on there. I picked up an OEM tools 25090 balancer puller and tried using that, but no success. Most likely the balancer did not seat properly with the oil pump spline. I'm hoping I didn't do any damage to the oil pump / crankshaft. Any tips on how to proceed?