Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:28:08 -0500 From: KeithG <noonenospamay.com> Subject: Re: Rear Crank Seal
it is not possible to replace the rear main seal from the wheel arch. It sounds like your mechanic in 'trying to keep costs down' has cost you much more in aggravation and time. either look for a new mechanic, or convince him that you would rather pay a little more for more miles of trouble free motoring. FWIW, when I am in there, I replace the heater matrix AND the fan motor if they are about the same age. When you replace the serpentine belt, I'd try to convince him that the pulleys need to be replaced as well. Regards, KeithG Mark Carter wrote: > I think my mechanic was trying to keep costs down, but tried a bit too hard. > He also replaced the heater motor fan with a second hand one which is noisy, > and the heater matrix started leaking immediately afterwards. I think it > would have been a good time to replace the heater matrix. > > The report from my local Saab main dealer said that the front crank seal was > OK, but the back one was leaking. This is all I have to go on. They steam > cleaned the engine and left it to sit for a while to find the leaks. > > So it sounds like the seal should have been replaced previously. Can I just > confirm, it would be impossible to change the rear seal from the wheel arch, > or just difficult? > >
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