The major cause of extrusion and nibbling is stress caused by high pressure. This is commonly noticed when the oil seal has a chipped or nibbled look. In fact, in some cases, the surface of the seal tends to peel on its own, which makes it have a shaved look. What the stress does is that it increases the clearance gap between the mating edges, which causes the seal to get entrapped, and then leads to severe physical damage.

Reconnect the battery . Start the engine and check carefully for oil or fuel leaks.

Leather Oil Seals

Why Is Bearing A Seal Important?

To do this, turn the engine with a socket on the crankshaft pulley bolt until the rotor arm is pointing to the plug contact of the timing cylinder (usually No. 1, check in the car service manual), and the timing marks on or behind the pulley show exactly top dead centre ( TDC ).

Oil seals normally consist of three basic components: the sealing element, the metal case, and garter spring.