SERIES 60 SERVICE MANUAL

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6SE483 9610 1996 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION From Bulletin 6-60-98 1-145
1.8 CRANKSHAFT OIL SEALS
An oil seal is used at each end of the crankshaft to retain the lubricating oil in the
crankcase. The sealing lips of the crankshaft oil seals are held firmly, but not tight,
against the crankshaft sealing surfaces by a spring, thus preventing oil from escaping
from the engine crankcase.
A unidirectional laydown-lip crankshaft oil seal, with a dust lip, is used at the front of
the crankshaft. The rear oil seal is pressed into the flywheel housing. With dry flywheel
housings, a single Teflon-lip seal is used. With wet flywheel housings, a two-lip,
laydown type seal is used. See Figure 1-118.
Figure 1-118 Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal
1.8 CRANKSHAFT OIL SEALS
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1-146 From Bulletin 6-60-98 6SE483 9610 1996 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION
NOTICE:
Failure to use the required seal in a dry or wet flywheel housing
environment may result in seal damage and oil leakage.
A unidirectional, single Teflon lip seal with an integral dust lip is used at the rear of
engines with dry flywheel housings.
The Chicago Rawhideunitized front oil seal is pressed into the gear case cover after
the cover is installed. See Figure 1-119.
Figure 1-119 Crankshaft Front Oil Seal
The seal element runs against a wear sleeve which is an integral part of the seal
assembly for the Chicago Rawhideseal.
Teflonis a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc.
Chicago Rawhideis a registered trademark of CR Industries.
The lip of the seals bears against the crankshaft hub surface.