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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Year: 1987
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I used threadstock and washers on the passenger side with the CAD. I took the seal to the hardware store and found a washer that fit snug on the inside of the metal part of the seal and a couple larger ones to keep it from going in too far. The trick was to get a few nuts onto the threadstock and tighten down all of the washers, the only thing that wasn't firmly fastened was the seal. Then it's just a matter of tightening down the threadstock. On the driverside I used a socket but I think that after you get so many extensions on it, that there is enough flex in the works to effectively get it in straight and then in my case, I had to take a hammer to the socket inside the housing. I think the threadstock would have worked better had I fastened the socket to threadstock so that it couldn't turn or flex.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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How s the seal area does it need to be cleaned up any,any small ridge could screw it up for you.
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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i think the real cause of your problem is trying to seat both seals at once. Do one side first, then the other side - far less room for error and for uneven pressure on the seal
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