rear main seal

89 b22 do you have to drop the oil pan to change the rear main seal. i had someone change it but theres still oil leaking like a siv and it builds up in where the dust cover for the flywheels at. that is my last problem that i have and it getting to me i cant seem to find the source of the leak and i was sure it was the rear main seal. just wanted to know if you had to drop the oil pan to see if the guy did it right or not. thanks a million people for the awesome support on here

imnot abolutey shure..on chryslers they have asplit seal where you it just by dropping the but on @llot of Motors you to the @bout the @'s my keybord is messed @nd i t use some keys like the letter @....bl@@@..

to change the rear main seal u have to pull the tranny back then the clutch and the flywheel have to come off and drop the oil pan are you sure it is the rear main seal

wht i thought only chryslers be done through the oil ..they @ split

its leaking where the tranny and motor lines up at i am pretty sure its the rear main seal. so when i bought the rear main seal i also bought a brandnew clutch kit since i was going to have to pull the tranny. so in short my uncle said he had a mechanic that was pretty good in doing that kind of work. the mechanic called me up yesterday to pick up my truck and as soon as i get there he told me the it didnt leak no more. so i looked under the truck to take a look and i noticed droplets hanging where the motor and tranny lined up and i told him that i was going to take it for a spin before i took it and what do you know as soon as i get back from taking it for a spin it still leakd. what im trying to say is that i also looked at the oil pan and it didnt seem touched like he took it off. do you have to 100% take the oil pan down when you drop the tranny, take the clutch off and flywheel to put the rear main seal in the 89 b22? i hope he didnt take a short cut putting on the rear main seal. man this is my last problem i have to fix before i can pretty her all up.

yes you would have to pull the oil pan completely off because there is an oil splash shield between the oil pan and the main seals (whatever that thing is really called i don't know).

thanks maztang for letting me know now i can tell the guy he didnt do it right. im going to go and have a word with him monday and let him know he needs to do it right.

ye@ he shoud your truck for @t lest 2-3 hours to complete job..if not more..

i'd be sure to get a seal from mazda, sometimes aftermarket seals & gaskets just won't work properly!

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