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krwilson5 · 03-12-2013, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. They were helpful. I did go to the fordsix.com site. Plenty of good 223 related discussion. I will be spending plenty of time there. The Summit tool is the Chinese puzzle thingy I was talking about. thanks for the link, Y-Blockhead. Thanks also for the NAPA two piece oil seal number, LOWRIDER. The thing is that after checking the motor out, I know I have a leak at the timing cover seal. I'm not so sure that the rear main does leak. it's a tough decision. I'm sealing up the rest of the engine including changing the pan gasket so I'm one step, okay one big step from going ahead and changing the rear main seal, but if it ain't broke, I'm doing a lot of work and taking a chance of making the situation worse. i'm going to think on it a bit. I'll let you know how it works out.

LOWRIDER, do you know if NAPA still sells the timing cover seals with the repair sleeve for the harmonic balance. I think that they used to call it a quick sleeve, or something like that.

03-12-2013, 08:41 PM	#8
krwilson5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 17	Re: changing rear main seal on a 223 Thanks for the replies guys. They were helpful. I did go to the fordsix.com site. Plenty of good 223 related discussion. I will be spending plenty of time there. The Summit tool is the Chinese puzzle thingy I was talking about. thanks for the link, Y-Blockhead. Thanks also for the NAPA two piece oil seal number, LOWRIDER. The thing is that after checking the motor out, I know I have a leak at the timing cover seal. I'm not so sure that the rear main does leak. it's a tough decision. I'm sealing up the rest of the engine including changing the pan gasket so I'm one step, okay one big step from going ahead and changing the rear main seal, but if it ain't broke, I'm doing a lot of work and taking a chance of making the situation worse. i'm going to think on it a bit. I'll let you know how it works out. LOWRIDER, do you know if NAPA still sells the timing cover seals with the repair sleeve for the harmonic balance. I think that they used to call it a quick sleeve, or something like that.