Where can I purchase a rear main seal oil retainer?

2003 FORD MUSTANG

130,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 2WD • MANUAL

CHANDLER HICKS11

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I just replaced my rear main seal and when I bought a new one it didn’t come with the retainer which I removed from the crankshaft when replacing it. The retainer slides on after the rear main seal and I need to know if I can reuse mine or if I have to get a new one, but I can’t find anything for this part online. I was wondering where I could find this part.

Jun 26, 2022 at 3:25 PM

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Some seals are designed without an oil seal retainer, which is why you can't find one. Here is a guide that can help you do the repair:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/crankshaft-main-seal-replacement-rear

and

https://youtu.be/JpzefqEeVGE

Here are the replacement instructions from the repair manual. Check out the diagrams (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

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Jun 27, 2022 at 10:30 AM