Crank seal tighness?

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Yes we packed it with heavy gease to hold it in place so they didn't fall
out.  It just seemed to slip on easier than the others but appears to make
contact evenly all the way around.  I did lube it good with 90 weight oil to
get them to slide on without sticking.

On 1/1/07, Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Don, was the spring still inside?  They have been known to fall out...
>
> Ron
>
> --- Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well we replaced the front and rear crank seal and the intermediate
> seal.
> > all went on farily tight except the front crank seal, it slid on very
> > easily.  I am concerned that it may not be tight enough against the
> crank to
> > prevent a leak.
>
>
>
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-- 
Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)