well i beleive that my front seal is going bad. I seem to have oil leaking behind the AC compressor. so a few questions.

what is my likely hood of not making a 600 mile round trip?
is it ok to just replace one seal?
do i have to pull the motor to replace the seal?
or should i just do a rebuild?

my problem is that it is my daily driver and i don't have much choice in the matter. I want to keep the car running and would do about anything to do so. If anyone can help me out or make suggestions that would be great. Thx

Pip

 

Pip: its easy to change the front seal, you don't even have to pull the motor, just remove all of the accesories on the front of the block, remove the dizzy, OMp and any items bolted to the front cover.

drain the oil.

remove all of the bolts holding the front cover to the block, as well as the bolts holding the fornt cover to the oil pan, use a razor blade to cut the sealer between the front cover and the oil pan, remove front cover.

replace seals, and reverse the process.

be careful when cutting the sealent between the fornt cover and the oil pan, you do not want to disturb the sealant between the front plate and the oil pan, so stopping a millimeter or so from it and "ripping" the last part works well. just make sure to clean the oil pan of any residue sealer.

flush the oil pan with some solevt while the drain plug is out (to get rid of crap that might have fell in while cleaning).

put a good bead of sealant on the oilpan and front cover mating surfaces and slap it back together.

(also use the FSM for specs, dizzy setting etc.)

Kenn

 

ok iol pan np ... need to change that gasket anyway. but what is a dizzy and will i need a replacement seal for it and the omp? sorry really new to motor work and the rotory itself. maybe i can find someone in ATL to help me do in in a day.

 

distributor. you shouldnt need a gasket for it.

if you dont have one already you need to get a manual for your rx7. the only tricky thing you need to be carefull about is the torrington bearing on the front. its on the eccentric shaft under the front cover.

look in the regional section im sure you can find someone to come help you if you provide some beer or food.

 

haha... already done. I also have a haynes manual. so will look in there to check it out. thx for the feed back yall.

 

Hey skrewloose... care to help me with it... what is huntsville about a 3 hour drive or so from ATL? If it can be done in a day and you have time i will supply the beer. just let me drine the wiskey and coke.