LT1 Based Engine Tech 1993-1997 LT1/LT4 Engine Related

After timing cover seal replacement, distributor drive shaft seal leaks oil. Help!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jun 6, 2003 | 01:21 AM
  #1  
SteveZ Z-28's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 95
From: St. Louis, MO
After timing cover seal replacement, distributor drive shaft seal leaks oil. Help!

Took off the water pump and found that the water pump seal was not the culprit. Turns out it was the optispark seal in the timing cover. (Keep in mind this is a non-vented optispark on a 1994.) Now, the question is, what did I do wrong? When I put the new seal in I used a block of wood and then hit on it lightly with a hammer to evenly seat all sides. It looked to me like it was seated evenly on the cover before I reinstalled it. When I took the seal out it looked like it had been riding to one side more. I put in a new optispark driveshaft when I put everything back together. The optispark was installed correctly as well. I did put some grease on the seal before I put the optispark driveshaft into the timing cover. Could that have been the problem? And now that I have the seal out and want to put a new one in, how would I go about that without taking the timing cover off? Since I'd be working at it vertically I'm not really sure what the best way to install the new seal would be so that it would seat evenly on all sides. Should I just try and use a socket?

Thanks for the help.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
oldschool
Parts For Sale
16
Feb 9, 2016 09:21 PM
*Emilia*
Parts For Sale
9
May 13, 2015 09:05 AM
Cam's maro
LT1 Based Engine Tech
1
Dec 28, 2014 09:30 AM
Queens94z28
Parts For Sale
3
Dec 20, 2014 09:11 PM
BIGCOWL-IMP
Midwest
0
Nov 21, 2014 09:40 AM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:42 PM.