CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW HARD IT IS TO REPLACE THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL ON A 2.2? WILL THE CRANK PULLEY PRETTY MUCH COME RIGHT OFF WHEN THE BOLT IS REMOVED OR WILL I NEED A SPECIAL PULLER ? WILL THE PULLEY COME OFF WITHOUT LOWERING/ MOVING THE ENGINE? THANKS

 

No need to shout [caps lock] The crank pulley and T-belt pulley will come off without using a puller, but sometimes they wiggle off at about .000001" at a time.
Sometimes I spray the inside of the T-belt pulley with silicone release spray then tap it on with a big socket&hammer combo. That helps to break it loose from the crankshaft, You don't want to hit the crank pulley teeth.
If you have bottom end leaks in that area you might also consider change of the 'oil pump' housing gasket.
The link below might help you for seal removal
http://members.troublecodes.ne....html
Another link that shows step by step of a T-belt replacement
http://www.cybertrails.com/~pu....html

 

yes, ive gotten them off by hand before, but the last one i did i had to use a gear puller to get it off the crankshaft.....

 

replace the balancer shaft seal as well and install the retainer

 

yo dude ole pal ..we can sure use ur help and inputs on the Ask-a tech post ...the more of us , the faster and the more people we can help