Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
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Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
I installed some new seals on a d16z6 motor and ready to install the motor in my civic hb. I have overlooked an important step when installing the rear main seal housing on the motor. According to the helms manual I should have applied liquid gasket to the rear main seal housing bolts. Will most certainly leak without the liquid gasket applied to the threads. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Being you haven't installed the motor, I would back track to the point of being able to pull those bolts and gasket them up and reassemble.
By the looks it's mainly just timing belt work to get to and put back together.
By the looks it's mainly just timing belt work to get to and put back together.
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Re: Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
The motor isn't installed. So....this seems like an easy fix.
Use Hondabond, for God's sake.
Use Hondabond, for God's sake.
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Re: Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
Everybodies on the cheap cheap, if he can't afford hondabond he probably didn't use the oem seal.
OP just remove the bolts and apply it since the motor is still out. If you already dropped the motor in then you'll either have to pull the motor or pull the tranny to get to it.
OP just remove the bolts and apply it since the motor is still out. If you already dropped the motor in then you'll either have to pull the motor or pull the tranny to get to it.
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Re: Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
I did use hondabond and new OEM rear main seal. Do I just unbolt and add the hondabond to the threads? Wouldnt I have to remove the rear main seal housing and reseal the housing again with new hondabond?
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Re: Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
Wait. What did you hondabond? You can't just remove the bolts and hondabond them.
You're not trying to seal the threads. Applying it to the threads transfers gasket material to the gap between the hole and the bolt.
You're trying to seal the flange of the housing AND the bolt holes.
You most likely put too much gasket material on there anyway (common). In which case, it would have squished itself into the bolt holes. You can take that chance if you're confident.
Otherwise, take it apart. Clean the surfaces back down to bare metal. Then re-apply the honda bond to the correct places.
Hopefully you didn't remove that housing just to put in a rear main seal.....
You're not trying to seal the threads. Applying it to the threads transfers gasket material to the gap between the hole and the bolt.
You're trying to seal the flange of the housing AND the bolt holes.
You most likely put too much gasket material on there anyway (common). In which case, it would have squished itself into the bolt holes. You can take that chance if you're confident.
Otherwise, take it apart. Clean the surfaces back down to bare metal. Then re-apply the honda bond to the correct places.
Hopefully you didn't remove that housing just to put in a rear main seal.....
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Re: Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
The image does state to apply it to the bolt thread but from what I've seen the don't apply a lot, just a tad bit. I guess what they are trying to do is the same thonda locktite does.
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Re: Applying liquid gasket to bolt threads rear main seal?
Thank you, your input was very informative.
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