rear main sealing, a guide?

[jonesey99]

i am doing a MAJOR service on the 172 inc cambelt,dephaser,waterpump,crankpulley, all seals,clutch. am wondering whether i need to undo the main cap or just pump some dirko in , and also is sealant ok for crank case cover timing side as i can not source a gasket

thanks in advance

 

[Dan@SJM]

Gasket is part of a lower seal kit. You'll need to remove the rear main to remove the sealant first.

 

[jonesey99]

cheers no problem retourquing the old bearing i take it ? , you dont happen to know the part number for the gasket on its own do you

 

[Dan@SJM]

No problem atall. You are supposed to renew the main bolts, but I've done it on my own car without renewing with no issues when it was boosted. The gasket itself it's part of he kit and not available seperately.

 

[jonesey99]

spot on mate cheers for help

 

[rdoxenham]

Just a quick follow up on this, do you need to use sealant on the crank case cover too? There's a gasket in my kit, but want to make sure I'm not going to miss anything

 

[jonesey99]

I didn't end up using the gasket just used grey silocone high temp sealant DIRKO, as that was what I removed