Each offers its own features and benefits along with concerns.
Rope or rubber rear main seal.
Rubber replacement seals will not always produce the desired fix because of machining inconsistencies.
Our rope actually fits.
The seal types are.
Rubber replacement seals if available may be the cure for some engines that originally used rope rear main seals.
Many younger installers did learn the technique but it was far less common.
Make sure the crank surface where the seal rides is smooth without pits and gouges.
But a rubber rear main seal requires much closer engine machining tolerances.
The rear main rope seal worked well in its time as long as you completely understood the installation process.
Seal types there are three types of rear main crankshaft seals in use today.
Install rubber rear main seal special instructions.
Also the installation technique of a rear main rope seal was slowly being lost as they diminished in use.
Rear main seal housing machining tolerances when designed for a rope seal often reflect this.
To ensure exact trimming each kit includes installation instructions a special knife and a few other trimming aids.
This marvelous material is easy to trim.
Graphtite rope seals are miles ahead of any other rope seal out there.