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Old 05-12-2015, 10:57 PM
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Seals aren't as hard as the plate they go in. IIRC, that seal is rubber coated anyway. Pull the old, (clean things up) install the new. It will be fine. DO NOT put anything on the outside of that seal. Just drive it in. If it is rubber coated like I remember, it won't seal if it's not installed dry.

I think that is one of the most common mistakes made when installing seals. The must be dry, clean the area up with alcohol or something to remove the oily residue. Then install the seal.
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So it's leaking at the front of the engine again, and although I haven't torn into it yet I suspect it's this seal again. If it's this seal leaking again, what should my plan be? How can I stop this seal from spinning? It doesn't have many hours on the new seal.


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I had the same problem, switched to a SKF seal and it has lasted.

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...734_0349835347
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Well you used the proper part #. Is the bore that the seal fits in worn from the seal spinning? If the Kohler seal is giving you trouble the seal from Napa is the correct number, you may want to try one of those.
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I had the same problem, switched to a SKF seal and it has lasted.

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...734_0349835347
I'm finally getting around to replacing this seal and my Napa didn't have one and said I'd have to pay about $10 in shipping to get it, so I bought another Kohler seal. I put the last seal in dry, but I probably prepped the old cover by just wiping it clean with a paper towel. I'll clean the hole the seal goes in better this time and see if it lasts, otherwise I'll order the Napa seal from somewhere online.
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first you need to clean the hole out with brake cleaner to remove any oil,secondly an old timer tought me to always put a dab of grease on the back of the seal where the garter spring is to keep it from falling off during installation. i almost never install a seal dry whether its a car,truck,lawn mower etc. i use permatex hi tack spray on the outside of the seal before installing,helps seal it and hold it in place. hope this helps
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Ok, when this first started leaking a year ago I suspected a leaking oil pressure switch, but then I saw oil coming from behind the pto so I replaced that seal and it seemed to be fixed. Now a year later the oil pressure switch is leaking. So it was probably leaking a year ago but just got worse recently. At first I thought it was the crank seal again, but luckily it's not.
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