Year: 1981
Make: Buick Regal
Model: Sports Coupe
Engine Size: 3.8
Refrigerant Type: R134a
Country of Origin: United States
Well I compressed the shell onto the cylinder vane, bolted up the front hub to the vane assembly and installed the new shaft seal.
I then added a little PAG 150, capped the rear A/C hose ports and placed the compressor on my vise. Next I proceeded to turn the shaft several times to make sure the bearings and everything else turn freely enough.
After several turns I began to hear a little hissing sound coming out from the front shaft seal and then some oil begins to pour out from it. Is this normal?
If I turn too many times the cap I placed on the rear A/C ports pops out. I would think thats ok?
Is this a good test?
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DIY'er for life!!
No, that is not normal, are you sure you seated the snap ring properly??
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Chick
Email: Chick
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Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose
Yeah it's a tight fit. I'll remove it again tomorrow to check it. I can sill use the OEM ceramic if this seal craps out. But so far the only problem area I'm experiencing is with this seal.
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DIY'er for life!!
Edited: Thu June 04, 2009 at 10:33 PM by DontKnowSquat
Well I removed the snap ring and it was good and tight. I then removed the shaft seal and short of the nick I put on the metal rim while tapping it out , (you can barely make it out), I don't see any visable damage on the seal itself. I'm going to install the ceramic seal and do the same test to see if there is any differance.
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P.S. Why is it that I can't see my own uploaded images on the board?
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DIY'er for life!!
When you upload the pic, you have to click the little pic on the left side of the information bar, right next to the underlined U then put yopu URL in the box that pops up.. Also have to resize the pics to around 640x..
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Chick
Email: Chick
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Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose
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