Rear Main Seal tool.... anyone have pics?

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Anyone have a pic of the Rear Main Seal tool?

I ordered the seal from Edge, and they sent me the damn seal without the tool. Their website said it was supposed to come with the tool. Fuck.

I am going to tackle a job this weekend, so no time to source one. If anyone has any pics of one or can take measurements for me, I may be able to make my own tool to work.

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Anyone...? Thank you in advance for your help.
 
The tool is the plastic piece in the middle, helps you get it over the crank without folding the seal.

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I've seen that pic on their site.

This thing just keeps the seal from getting pinched? Or is it needed to fold the seal lip a certain way onto the crank?

Every set of instructions I have found are pretty vague, which is why I am asking for help before I tear into the car.

I am keeping YouTube as a last resort....
 
Thank you!

That is exactly what I needed to see!

I should be able to figure something out now...
 
For a minute I thought you were going to respond thinking the white thing was packing material
 
Easter Bunny said:
For a minute I thought you were going to respond thinking the white thing was packing material
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I am silly but not stupid.

I'll post pics of the carnage next week.

I wont know the full extent of the damage until I tear into it, but what I thought was a hydraulic problem, is turning out to be a clutch problem.

I am preparing myself for any surprises, otherwise Penguin is going to light the car on fire and buy an accord.
 
Anyone have a hack for this? I want to tackle this during my clutch replacement but it seems that Mazda is no longer including the tool for this.
 
Mahle was one I used. The seal is double lipped and a dust (paper? Fabric?) Cover towards clutch side. The seal is described as with a retainer, it installs in place over flywheel bolt flange. Then when you pull it out/off. Maybe buy a Rock auto cheap! +30$ seal and save your current one as spare. Another cheap Chinese one had slipped out of seal on another I had and one side is angled just enough to allow reposition of "retainer" to allow correct fitment. Was impressed with amount of seal expandedScreenshot_20230527-113049.png Screenshot_20230527-112947.png to get from relaxed to install with retainer.
 
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