Thanks for helping me, and for taking the time to teach me!! I will pull the pan and cover tomorrow. It is bothering me though that the squeeling noise went away when the damper was removed. Does that lead you to a likely cause? If it was a bearing issue would you expect it to continue after removing the damper? Also the high pitch squeel could be characteristic of a sheet metal issue. I don't know. The seal seems to be in place, and yes the wear mark seems to be at the seal. The wear mark is very minimal, just barely able to catch your finger nail. Would you expect any oil to be thrown out of the seal hole with the damper removed and engine running? That damper did not come off easy, how will I get that pressed back on?
Dave
