Just a quick question for anyone who has replaced the rear main on their J35A8.

I replaced my rear main no problem, but I found that the new seal went in rather easy. No fight at all. I was actually able to sit it in place by hand. Is that normal? I was expecting it to need a little work to sit it in there.

 

They usually need to be driven into place.
In fact, there is a driver 07749-0010000 and attachment 106mm 070AD-RCA0200 that is used to drive in the oil seal.

 

I spoke with a few mechanic friends of mine, and as it turns out, the seal does slide in smoothly once the surface is clean, and a little grease applied to the crank, and outer edge of the seal. It goes in with just the pressure from your hands. No special tools required.

Also, since the rear main seal carrier is thin, the seal sits right where it needs to be without the risk of pushing it TOO far back.

 

Anyone have picture?

 

Never installed one in the Acura/Honda, so maybe learned something new, but never saw an oil seal that would slide in place with little/no effort.
I guess in my mind, how can an oil seal do its job if no pressure is exerted on the sealing surfaces?
Maybe you've got some strong fingers.

 

I thought the same thing, which is why I was initially concerned. All other seals that I've had to replace required tapping them in. The rear main seal here did require some pressure, but it was doable by hand. The mechanics that I spoke to have done this repair on J series motors...so I took their opinion. Truthfully only time will tell. I haven't started the engine yet, so I'll see how it goes.