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Ken/Alabama · 02-15-2012, 06:32 PM

It may not be the rear rope seal, it might be the cork strip that fits in the groove on the outside of the rear main cap . I always put a bead of RTV in the groove and before I put the pan on I put a fat bead of RTV on the cork where the pan mates to it and a bead in the corners .

02-15-2012, 06:32 PM	#2
Ken/Alabama Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,268	Re: Leaking rear main seal It may not be the rear rope seal, it might be the cork strip that fits in the groove on the outside of the rear main cap . I always put a bead of RTV in the groove and before I put the pan on I put a fat bead of RTV on the cork where the pan mates to it and a bead in the corners .