Service Instruction No. 1324D

CRANKSHAFT OIL SEALS

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Service Instruction No. 1324D

January 25, 2023

Supersedes Service Instruction No. 1324C

MODELS AFFECTED

All direct drive series engines.

TIME OF COMPLIANCE

Any time the front crankshaft oil seal is replaced

Clarified cleaning for the crankcase bore, added Permatex® Optimum Max Flex Black (P/N 27037) as recommended sealant, with Pliobond® #20, Pliobond® #25 or Dow Corning® 737 Neutral Cure Sealant as an acceptable substitute, added photos, figures and step by step removal and installation instructions of split and/or solid-ring crankshaft oil seals; added figures and instructions on how to install either seal; added figures and instructions with regards to removing sealant if it gets on either the crankshaft or seal lip.