Help:rear main seal-67 FE big block

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sanpablo - 06 Sep 2007 14:11 GMT

I've got a rear main seal leak on my 67 FE Mustang.
My understanding is I have to drop the oil pan which will entail
jacking the engine up about an 1 1/4" and crankling the engine to
clear the crank journal.
Then I have to loosen all the crank bolts to drop the crank 1/32"
to remove the upper part of the seal.
Does this sound correct and do you have any other
tips/sugestions?
thanks

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Kruse - 07 Sep 2007 03:09 GMT

> Does this sound correct and do you have any other
> tips/sugestions?
> thanks

The FE motor in a '67 mustang puts working space at a premium. If it
was mine (and it's not) I'd pull the whole motor and do it on an
engine stand.

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sanpablo - 07 Sep 2007 23:54 GMT

>> Does this sound correct and do you have any other
>> tips/sugestions?
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>was mine (and it's not) I'd pull the whole motor and do it on an
>engine stand.

You don't have to tell me that there is very little room on a FE
Mustang. I did a 4 speed to automatic swap last winter and that
automatic just fits in there!
It goes without saying that I'd rather do it in the car at this
time.

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Ashton Crusher - 07 Sep 2007 06:37 GMT

>I've got a rear main seal leak on my 67 FE Mustang.
> My understanding is I have to drop the oil pan which will entail
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>tips/sugestions?
>thanks

It sounds about right.

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