Re: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 rear main seal

["RLS" <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As many  of you old timers(present company excluded) remember, there is a tool that is very handy for installation of the top half of a rear main seal.  It is a wire cable with a wire mesh like end on it in which you place one end of the seal.  You then shove the wire up over the crank at the point from which you had removed the old seal, and then just pull the wire on thru, thereby pulling the seal into place.  

This wire mesh is somewhat like the old Chinese puzzle toy where you would place a finger from each hand into it and then pull your hands apart.  This toy would prevent you from being able to do so.

As I remember the tool was called a Sneaky Pete.  Sometimes it even did the job for which it was designed and could save you the job of pulling your engine or trying to loosen all the main caps in your engine while still in the car.

I just found this URL that shows a picture and the tool for sale.

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kdt492.html

No guarantees from me on this, but worth a shot.  Merely replacing the bottom seal only is almost certain not to succeed.

Roger Schaaf
300 B Calyfornua
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rich Barber 
  To: dvd_dumais@xxxxxxxxx ; 'chrysler 300' 
  Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:45 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] 1955 C-300 rear main seal


  To those in the know:

  Is this same system employed on the 331 hemi in our 1955 C-300? The rear
  main is leaking and I'd like to seal it. I see the service manual just
  shows dropping the pan and rear main bearing cap and replacing the lower
  half of the seal with a special tool with the same OD as the shaft OD. The
  manual says don't worry about the upper half as it seldom gives problems.
  80K miles on the car.

  Any special materials, sealers or mechanic's tricks to recommend here?
  Source for the asbestos or whatever rope seal and pan gasket?

  C-300'ly,
  Rich Barber
  Brentwood, CA
  1955 C-300 (irritating and messy drips from tranny shifter arm and rear
  main)
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of david dumais
  Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:00 PM
  To: chrysler 300
  Subject: [Chrysler300] rear main seal

    The rear main seal was installed per the Felpro tech guy's instructions. 
  The RTV was in the seal slot, and the two "pipe cleaners" were inserted into
  the RTV, and the black glue was made flush to the saddle edge.
   
   The rear main seal was left 3/8" out of the upper slot, and the opposing
  side was slid up 3/8 to butt up inside the saddle.  Bolts were lightly
  tightened to let RTV cure for 24 hrs.
   
  The results will hopefully be kind.   I believe John's finless G was bought
  from a Dr in R.I.
  that we met in Mystic,Conn.    The Gentleman cut off the fins so he could
  walk around it in his small garage without being bruised.

  D.E.DUMAIS

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