Helpful video for those with a rear main seal problem. Also, your patience with what I assume is your kid is nothing short of saint-like! I kept waiting for you to holler "STOP IT" to your restless child banging on something for what seemed to be no reason other than to bother you while making a video and not paying attention to him. I must say, you are a better man than I.

1st off... this video has got the BEST background music...EBER! No heavy grinding guitars to give me a headache. super content. Thank you! PSR

Good video, but you have a Rack that allows you to do this with ease. For those that use floor jacks, limited room and using a floor jack to jack up the engine from the front crank pully is a little more intimidating. Use caution when using a floor jack on the Crank Pully. Make sure you don't run into hitting the Engine Fan into a radiator shroud or flexing the upper and lower radiator hoses where you damage these parts. If doubtful ask a professional or someone that has worked on cars. A question not asked is where we run into problems. UTUBE or Google is not always your friend. Good stuff.

Never knew that could be done great knowledge and can do attitude 👍👍

Thank you for the advice. Unlike some in the comments it's not all about the best tools it's how you use them

This is cool man, thanks for posting. Got one coming up on a boat soon and I’m gonna have to split the trans and engine.

Excellent, detailed, informative, extremely helpful, educational. I learned a lot in this video. I have shared it with many others. 👍🏻😎🙏🏻✝️🇺🇸

Nice video man. I had no idea that could be done without removing the engine and/or trans. Thanks.

Thank you buddy I just bought my project car. And it's leaking from the Main seal. And I was thinking of removing the motor but now that I saw that video. I'm going to do it just like you did. My project car is 1966 Pontiac GTO Once again thank you very much.

ty for the quick video about to tackle mine today and you made me more confident

If I had that garage , I'd pull my engine 2-3 times a week .

Super helpful thank you for making this video it stopped rear main leaks 😊

did one 20 years ago with a Chinese fingers, Thank you for the tip!

Wow bud really great video! I am really impressed! 👍👍 Rang your bell. Really cool car. Amber is jelóus! Keep it up you are on your way!

All half moon rear main seals need silicone or permatex for leak prevention between the two good job

Thx 🤓 I had to watch it a few times to understand because I never seen a rear seal in an engine so I didn't know where to look without being pointed at it. I also noticed you unbolted the motormounts and raised the engine to free the oilpan. You might wanna mention stuff like that cause I think thats a big step for folks that are attempting this for the first time, I understand it's not necessary on all cars. Also wondering what greas to use installing the seal 🤔 All&all a usefull video, have more confidence doin this job on my 460 now. Oh hats of to the drummer 😉

This is the best video on how to do this . No shlt . Thanks !

Man, if I just got a new transmission and the seal was leaking, I’d be pissed. It’s cool you were able to get it without taking them apart though.

Great video! It helped me with my 79 400

Man love you're vid, what sealed the deal was Sally Goodwin, and Rubins Train.

If the guy before you went crazy with RTV it can be a different story getting the old one out. Been there.

Here I am, on my back, oil running down my armpits... at least my 65' Ranchero doesn't have a cross-member in the way.

I would subscribe to anything Bacon. It doesn’t hurt that this dude is cool as a fan and smarter than any mechanic in my town. Sub #319

Yep, it can be done. I’ve replaced rod bearings on all 8 rods of a 351C in a 71 Torino without pulling motor. I did the rear main seal on a 69 mustang with a 351W without pulling motor.

Good job on the exhaust wrap

Some repair manuals and engine rebuilders suggest placing the seals dead flat without an offset. I've always offset mine, but just put together a Windsor dead flat. You reminded me to not second guess myself and old building techniques. Before I put the pan on this engine, I will slightly cock the seal and put it back together. Thanks for reminding me not to follow newbies.

Yep. Used the same method to replace the rear main seal on my 82 corvette. Older engines are so much easier to maintain than these newer engines.

Thank you for a realy Good Video 👍😎

I loved the music in this video! Finally a video without drum machines, auto tune or hip hop Ghetto thumping. I hit that subscribe button! 👍😃👍

thanks....great video

"If I can do it anybody can do it", he says standing in front of his car up on a lift surrounded by a garage, tools, spare speed parts. And it's pretty obvious he's done this stuff his whole life and so has his whole family. 🙄

I like your video and know that your removal technique would work but I'm in a quandry over a 1956 Ford jubilee tractor engine with a rope seal. Have the bottom main cap out, that half of the rope seal removed, but wondering if you have any tricks to remove the top half of the seal. My two possibilitiees would be 1) running a screw up into the rope and hopefully pulling out (after loosening the other 2 main caps of course) or 2) finding a thick piece of relatively stiff copper wire to punch one side upwards and then grab the other side, if it comes out, with needle nose pliers like you did with the rubber seal. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Worst case scenario, what if I left the top alone and just replaced the bottom half with the rubber seal from the gasket set?

Nice car, and good video. I remember doing this way back in the day, if I remember correctly, the new seals would come with a small piece of plastic that you would stick between the block and outside of the seal when installing it so the edge of the block wouldn't tear up the outside of the seal. That main bearing in that cap looked cooked though, whole lotta copper showing

Cheers mate great video

Very helpful I’m about to do mine o my 64 Cadillac…

Great man, thank you!

About clocking seals. If you have ever taken an original 1970 Cleveland apart you will notice the rope seal is flush with the block and cap, no protrusion of any kind. And remember the cap will have a pin in it that needs removed so you have room for the new type seal(the one you used with wire inside). I smashed the first one I ever installed because I left the pin in. I had a steady stream of oil coming out on first start up. I was a clueless newbie at the age of 19. I still have that engine to this day in my mustang, I am 54.

Great video

If you don’t know what you’re doing, don’t watch this video. I was hoping this video would show me that I can do this without going to my brothers garage to pay a lift fee. unfortunately I’ve just learned that I’ll need a garage no matter what. Lifts and support rods both used in this video, neither of which are items that anyone will have on-hand at home lol. This is good knowledge for someone who already knows what they’re doing, and simply doesn’t feel like pulling the motor/trans.

Good stuff thank you 👍

I totally just subscribed

Nice car man

Thanks I hope it's the same way for a 283 v8

I'am Your Newest Subscriber Great Videos. I Just Got A 1999 Astro Van That Leaks Oil From The Rear Main Steal Hope This Video Helps Me

Sweet car; great video too;

I’ve got a 396 big block in a 66 c10. Do you think I’ll be able to do this same procedure?

I'm assuming you also loosened all the main caps?

Great video! Really helpful.

It's going to run me 700-1000 to take it to a shop this better teach me something lol

Nice video thanks. I have a sbc and my crank shows about the same or a little less wear than the one seen in the video. Was the crank journal wear anything to worry about? Did you have any trouble with the crank bearing not lasting?

Will it work on a saab too?

Thanks man!

Would this work on a F350 7.5 460

Could this work with a 2009 Dodge Charger 3.5 V6??

What about the ream main seal that is one complete round piece?

Thanks

Would this work on a 1993 ford bronco with a 351w?

It would help tremendously if you would gave pointed out what was what kn the video. I mean where the seal is and the other componants in the film.

Love the music😎

When your were lifting the engine up we’re you lifting on the vibration damper?

Great video . I didn't know the rear main could be in two pieces. Just need to determine if that's true of my Chevy 305. I gotta say though, whoever was making all the racket in the background towards the end made it hard to hear what was being said without rewinding.

That works on that type of seal.

how is holding the seal after all

I’m trying to punch it out on my 302 but it’s seized . Any tips?

Wait why did you leave the seal sticking out

love how the Ford cars let you drop the pan without lifting the motor, however the trucks require the motor to be lifted. Should be the other way around, right ??

Nice

Big brain mechanic

heloo there . will a rear main leak on a clevo always leak from between bell housing and spacer plate as in the case with that beast .

Unless you've got a 302 in a truck, in which case they left some stupid bulge hanging down at the back of the oil pan, so you need to raise the engine enough for the bulge to clear the cross-member *grumble grumble*

I am struggling getting the new seal in the block so I thought “great, let’s see how it’s done.” I watch you struggle with it a long time and only get it half way in like me. Then you say it’s in the block and go to the cap. Wish I could perform magic like that.

Get that cap up on there nice and level

Merci de France 😉

I have a 1983 Ford f250 Big block 460 it's been sitting for 20 years thanks

Nice car

Thid way won't work for 1 piece remain seal like my 96 351w. Ugh i has to pull the transmission

This is a great idea for certain vehicles but i know on mine which is a Australian made ford Territory with barra engine and zf6hp26 transmission that there is no way it could be done like u did. Well i cant see how but others might know a trick to do it this way. I really cant see how u can do it unless they are 2 piece seals,or am i wrong? Love the channel btw

Would you happen to know how I would go about doing something like this with a 2012 5.0L F-150?

can you do a 1969 460 the same way

Am I seeing that the rear main bearing is shot, copper showing.................?

how is it with the 460ci engine? can I use the same trick to replace the rear main seal?

Interesting.

I got to see this.

Question sir..if your car is automatic transmission...and your rear main seal is worn out.what oil will coming out there?is it ATF?or ENGINE OIL?

Same as with a Dodge Dakota 3.9L Magnum .

I wonder if it would be a 2 piece rear main seal on my 292 V8 🤔

What's up with the crank It's all scratched up where the bearing goes.on the crank?????

Love mustangs!

I subbed

My 351w has a one peice seal. You have to pull the trans off to get to it.

Easy he says.... has a full blown garage with all the cool toys any one could possibly ever need.

I need u to fix my 2003 rear main seat on a Nissan suv I'm in Daytona Beach Florida were you

Good but i'm afraid to change mine and somehow damage the seal, here in brazil my felpro rear main seal is the same price as an entire gasket kit.

*northstar engine has entered the chat

Do you think this will work with the 460?

Can you do this in a chevy 350?

I'm laying in the mud, snow, and chicken poop under my truck that I drove into cinder blocks, cursing at this son of a buck.

Judging you the paint on the under side of the vehicle that's a bona-fide garage queen ride.

I'm confused. How is the seal able to "seal" being in two parts. Isnt the oil going to seep past the connecting parts?

When the punch does nothing but mushroom off the seal....