To ensure exact trimming each kit includes installation instructions a special knife and a few other trimming aids.
Rope or rubber rear main seal.
Also the installation technique of a rear main rope seal was slowly being lost as they diminished in use.
Rubber replacement seals will not always produce the desired fix because of machining inconsistencies.
Graphtite rope seals are miles ahead of any other rope seal out there.
Rubber replacement seals if available may be the cure for some engines that originally used rope rear main seals.
Rope or wick neoprene or split one piece.
6100 graphtite rope rear main seal.
Install rubber rear main seal special instructions.
Make sure the crank surface where the seal rides is smooth without pits and gouges.
This marvelous material is easy to trim.
But a rubber rear main seal requires much closer engine machining tolerances.
Rear main seal housing machining tolerances when designed for a rope seal often reflect this.
Take the rope seal and lay it on the work bench it should have two flat sides while holding the flat side down bend to a u shape tap lightly with a small hammer so it lays flat fit it into the.
The rear main rope seal worked well in its time as long as you completely understood the installation process.
Each offers its own features and benefits along with concerns.
Our rope actually fits.