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Originally Posted by jhowes
What about the rope seal in the front of the engine? If it didn't leak before taking the pan off, should it be replaced? Jack
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I replace it, I do not know if they are reusable. Hopefully someone else can answer that question.
Clean the shaft, grease the shaft surface slightly. When the rope seal is in place I like to also put a small amount of grease on it to prevent it from burning from the shaft rotating against it. Before they came out with the current rope seals, used to soak the rope in oil for a day before installing. I do not know what they are using for the rope seal today, but it does not absorb much if any oil.