A little advise please...

[cywagoneer]

My ride seems to be going through rear seals a little too quickly. I replaced it shortly after purchasing the truck and it went out again less than 3,000 miles later. I noticed the bearings on the rear main were scratched and had a couple of grooves in it as well. I am thinking I should replace the bearings (obviously). What I am wondering is what else should I be concerned with at the moment? I was thinking a new timing chain cover and rebuilding the oil pump all in an effort to increase oiling and reduce any slop in the crank. What about new rods? I am fairly uneducated when it comes to replacing the internal workings, do you have to pull the engine and heads to get new rods in? I am planning on having someone do this for me as I don't totally trust my abilities and frankly I am getting tired of car pooling to work. Any other advise?? Does anyone have an idea of what any of this should cost? I was considering a full rebuild but would like to avoid it unless I will be paying a signigicant amount for the above work. Thanks for the help!

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Stock '86 Grand Wagoneer.

[JeepFreak]

The rear main seal on our rigs are notorious for leaking. What you need to do is take out the seal and put in the top half of the seal. Then put a small dab of silicon in each corner of the seal. Try not to go crazy here because you dont want to get to much on the and have it contaminate the bearing. This should solve your problem with the two piece rope seal.

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JeepFreak

[jeepbob]

I f you are trying to use a rope seal, don't, the AMC engine uses a 2 piece molded seal. you prolly have a burr on the seal portion of the crank or a groove wore in the crank where the seal rides. If this is the case, then you will have to get a seal kit that includes a repair sleeve that will get bonded to the crankshaft seal area and supply a new sealing surface. BTW if the seal surface on the crank is real bad, put a layer of steel filled epoxy on the crank before the sleeve to fill in the grooves so the sleeve will not pick up the grooves and start leaking again. Allow the epoxy to harden before putting the crank back in.

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