outlander
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- Columbus,Ohio
Here's the deal I bought an oem balancer from my jeep dealer and know all about the recommendation to remove the oil slinger on my 89
My question is if the slingers sole purpose is to keep excess oil off the front crank seal is there an updated seal that I should buy to replace the old one?
I mean jeep saw fit to engineer that slinger in the 4.0 for a reason right???
I always thought it was to sling oil onto the timing set but it seems like the conscensus is that it's there to keep the front main seal from leaking due to excess oil.
I mean how can they supercede the balancer then recommend removal of the oil slinger and not offer an updated seal???
I'm tempted to take my balancer to the machine shop and have it machined down and keep the slinger....anyone been down this road???
Will the slingers thickness really cause the belt to throw???
My question is if the slingers sole purpose is to keep excess oil off the front crank seal is there an updated seal that I should buy to replace the old one?
I mean jeep saw fit to engineer that slinger in the 4.0 for a reason right???
I always thought it was to sling oil onto the timing set but it seems like the conscensus is that it's there to keep the front main seal from leaking due to excess oil.
I mean how can they supercede the balancer then recommend removal of the oil slinger and not offer an updated seal???
I'm tempted to take my balancer to the machine shop and have it machined down and keep the slinger....anyone been down this road???
Will the slingers thickness really cause the belt to throw???