Take off the plastic shield behind the wheel and then there is plenty of space.
also take off the wheel.
Dae wrote:
> I gotta know..... How do you get a impact wrench into that little space? Please
> don't tell me you need to pull the engin.
>
> - Dae
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>
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Michael T. Deloach wrote:
>
> > It is an easy repair. The timing cover does not need to come off. Just
> > loosen all the belts remove passenger wheel and the small plastic shield
> > behind it and you will see the crank pulley. Loosen the belt with the
> > adjusting wheel next to the pulley and remove the bolt from the pulley with
> > an impact wrench and remove pulley. You will them see the seal pry it out
> > and install a new one. The only difficult part is getting to the
> > powersteering belt adjuster.
> >
> > Travis Bruehl wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all, I think I've noticed oil leaking from my crankshaft oil seal
> > > (under the main pulley). I was looking at my haynes repair manual (yeah
> > > I know, get a chilton), and it says that the timing cover does not have
> > > to be taken off to replace this seal. Can anyone vouch for this? To me
> > > this seems like it would be almost too easy to repair....Any ideas?
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Travis
> >
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> >