Thanks for the reply and great video. My new seal is not of the felt type but rather a black neoprene I imagine that I should lube the seal and work it around the crankshaft until it's flush with the block. Should I put rtv, or sealer where the 2 halves meet or will it seal without using anything? I hate oil leaks! Thanks for your reply/patience. (First timer here and I don't want to screw anything up)
That's the basics right there, and the plastic is a "shoehorn" to keep from shaving the lip off the seal against the sharp edge of the block metal going in.
If you don't have the old one out of the block yet you need to come up with something that you can knock the seal loose and start it out where you can get to it with needle nose pliers or the like.
I like a 1/8 shaft Phillips screwdriver ground flat on the end, but a small flat nose punch will work if you are carefull about the crank surface.
RULE 1. Do not nick up the sealing surface on the crank getting that seal half loose and out.
Going in with the new one I don't use the little plastic "shoehorn" but lube it up like you said and ease it in there making sure it isn't getting trimmed by the block until the end still sticks out about 1/4 inch.
Put the main cap half in with the other end sticking up just a bit so the seal tips are both offset a little from the main cap surface to block seam.
This helps to insure that the seams of the seal are for sure fully supported.
Wipe the ends of the new seal pretty good to get the lube off and dab about 1/8 dab of RTV on the tips of the seal and get her together.
There are mixed opinions on putting a super small thin film of RTV between the cap and the block from the seal end groove to the edge of the main cap seating surface and up the side to keep oil from getting out between the main cap and block, but that is a choice you will have to decide I guess. (I always do it because leaks suck)
Oh, and be sure to put the seal facing the right direction.
