Fr. Main seal " Lube or no Lube"

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MES14AN
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Im replacing the fr. main seal on and im wondering if i got to lube it w oil or
not...ive heard some peeps do and some dont...wats up, if i do have to where do
i oil it, outside the rim of it?


Blown240sx
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Oil center ring where the crank/crank pully snout runs through. The other side should be dry and attached to the Timing cover.

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MES14AN
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The seal already came with lube inside of it, so add some on top of it? Thanx for the info

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OM3GA
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you will be fine with the lube that is on it already, make sure to slide it on and then slide it a little bit off to make sure the lips are not folded over.

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MES14AN
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Thanks!

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CRyan
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OM3GA wrote:you will be fine with the lube that is on it already, make sure to slide it on and then slide it a little bit off to make sure the lips are not folded over.
Heh, that sounded dirty.

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:werd:


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