Subject	Rear main seal retainer off for 9 months, possible issues?
Posted by	JBender on June 25, 2011 at 12:01 AM
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Message	I have a '93 NA, and was in the middle of removing the transmission and replacing the input shaft bearing last year when some things came up quickly that caused me to stop mid-project. Got it back up on stands today and realized I had left the rear main seal off as I was replacing all the gaskets back there. The car was parked outside in West Texas, so virtually no rain but plenty of dust and dirt. I already planned on changing the oil before I started it back up; should I be concerned about contamination in the engine to where I'd need to do something more drastic? Here is a picture I took today: I may be overthinking things, but it ran nicely aside from the transmission noise so I'd like to avoid hurting it on the next start-up. If this is an issue and changing the oil won't be sufficient, I'd like some advice on what I can do short of removing the engine. Thanks.
Follow Ups	Rear main seal retainer off for 9 months, possible issues? - JBender 00:01:03 06/25/11 There's always the option to pull the pan? -- I'd use - jzack 16:33:07 06/25/11 I'd drop the pan rather than risk the engine (n/m) - aliaZ 09:28:50 06/26/11 Thanks for the replies, will drop the pan today, clean with - JBender 11:33:31 06/26/11
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