Rear main seal install tool

[Turdle]

Does anyone have a 5.0 v8 rear main seal install tool I could borrow please?

I will pay for shipping. Thanks

 

[Turdle]

Well, poopy pants

 

[istroo]

Looks pretty simple...

Way too simple for such an expensive tool!

If you can provide dimensions I will get one made for you. But it will cost you to keep doing what you are doing on this forum!

 

[Turdle]

Way too simple for such an expensive tool!

If you can provide dimensions I will get one made for you. But it will cost you to keep doing what you are doing on this forum!

Thanks!
In my frustration I started looking around the garage and behold! An old can of Johnson's paste wax. I threw out the wax, and cut around the inner rim of the lid making a double strength ridge. The can was almost perfect, it got the seal on but it was a one time use deal.

You are correct. For such a simple tool it is unreasonable to spend over 100.00

BTW
Measurements are 4.25" od 3.75" ID and 2" deep would work perfect. All that is needed is a chunk of 4.25" pipe with a backer welded to the end.

 

[istroo]

That's using your noodle!

Glad you got it done. That seal is bigger than I thought, largest OD I currently have is 4"...
Wonder why that tool is so damn expensive!?!

 

[BrooklynBay]

Jon, do you have a picture of the tool that you made? You could make a better one out of plumbing parts.

 

[Turdle]

Jon, do you have a picture of the tool that you made? You could make a better one out of plumbing parts.

Picture a beat up yellow can.

A piece of pvc pipe might work, but you do have to hit it with something from the center so it would need a cap also. It would also need to be perfectly "square" cut.

 

[Turdle]

[MENTION=42004]BrooklynBay[/MENTION] here's a picture. Hey, it worked once and that is all I needed.

 

[BrooklynBay]

What about using a metal pipe cap (black or galvanized metal) or a metal electrical box cover plate? You could drill holes in it then insert bolts to press it in without hitting it. Is the correct tool an OTC 7786?

 

[Turdle]

What about using a metal pipe cap (black or galvanized metal) or a metal electrical box cover plate? You could drill holes in it then insert bolts to press it in without hitting it. Is the correct tool an OTC 7786?

Amazon reviews say no, that is not the right tool.

Yes, I was going to use 4 1/4" .250 wall pipe and weld a plate to the back of it as a last resort.

 

[koda2000]

what about a pcv or metal grease-trap piece of the approx diameter the kind with the screw-in/on cover? i'm sure there's something in the Home Depot plumbing isle that would work.

 

[BrooklynBay]

What do you think about using a metal toilet flange?

 

[Turdle]

Ok, this is getting even weirder. I had asked a local metal fab guy to make one. He said he would try to whip it out Monday but never got back with me. Just now on FB he asked why I never picked it up yesterday.

Anyway, after checking fitment I will either use as a forum loaner or try to sell it on ebay and have more made. He said it took less than 10 minutes to make.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Post a picture of it when you get it from him. I'm curious to see how it came out.

 

[istroo]

I was looking at the tool that you seat the seal on a thin walled pilot diameter, then it is slid over the crank and drawn in with two bolts.
I have access to a lathe and some limited amount of material and figured it would not be too big of chore to whiddle one out.
If you were to install via the tapping method, I would think pretty much anything with good enough diameters and a reasonable flatness would do.