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#14877 12/11/2003 2:16 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 65 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 65 | Hey it's pork again---'59 235 1/2 ton bbw
Now I'm ready to install the rear seal. The crank is out. Now in my Felpro gasket kit it came with like a rope seal which is black and gets your hands dirty and the kit also came with an orange seal that is either a plastic or rubber material. Now the '59 manual says to install the rope seal and roll it into the groove using a round piece of wood which rolls. I have my block on the stand and in the rear their seams to be 2 grooves where you could put a seal. The one closest to the tranny is about 1/2 the size of the groove an inch or so in front of it. My question is, which seal goes where? All the help has been great.
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1959 Chevy Fleetside 3100 Series BBW
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#14878 12/11/2003 4:21 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 343 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 343 | I just installed my rear main seal on my 261 which is the same as the 235 as far as the crank and rear seals are concerned. You only need to use the orange rubber seal in the narrower outter grove with the raised lip toward the inside of the engine. You do not need to use the rope seal, the orange rubber seal is supposed to be a better modern replacement.
1954 GMC 1/2-ton Longbed
1971 Pontiac LeMans Sport
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