Working on what's supposed to be a 4CK Cat 3406C motor. Got the front main seal installed no problem and working on the rear main on now and having trouble. The part number I have for the front and rear seal is 1425868, the CAT part # is 2W-1734 and that supposedly crosses over to 1425868.
The seal seems to be the right one however there is a lip on the rear of the crankshaft that is the same diameter as the inner part of the rear main seal and that is preventing the seal from going on anymore than maybe 1/16"
Here's a few photos:
In this photo you can see the lip on the crank
This is as far as the seal goes on
This is the seal and the crank
The front seal went on no problem then again there was no lip on the front of the crank.
Any ideas? We've tried everything we can think of and we're just about at wit's end.
Thanks for the help!
Need help with Cat 3406C rear main seal
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by zx150, May 29, 2012.
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Is it the wear sleeve off of the old seal by chance? To me thats what it looks like.
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Carefully cut through it with a small chisel then pry it off. Then go and borrow an installer tool from a shop to install the new seal assy.
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Did the old seal look just like the new one? If so and the wear sleeve is still on the old seal then that is part of the crank.
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The old seal was a little bit different looking, then again it came out in about 6 different pieces. I'm about 99% sure this is part of the crank itself. It's one continuous piece all the way around the crank with no breaks or splits in it.
Here's two hi res photos of the lip:
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The wear ring is one continuous piece press fit onto the crank. You always have to work them off during seal replacement. The installer tool is necessary to install the new seal assembly because the wear ring is press fit.
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The manual for this engine really doesn't go into too much detail on this subject. Thanks again for the help! -
The wear ring is already on the new seal, it doesn't come off. That ring that is on the crank now will have to come off in order to install the new seal.
When installing the new seal, have someone get on the front of the crank and apply back pressure against it. Once installed check to make sure the seal isn't up against the wear ring. ALso have someone move the crank back and forth just so you know its not going to rub up against. -
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