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Reply to "Oil Leak: Rear Main or Gallery Plugs?"

Steve, the rear main seal is replaceable without pulling the engine.... IF your Pantera has been updated with the factory removable rear crossmember that runs under the engine, so you can remove the oil pan. '71-'75 Panteras used a crossmember that was welded in place which requires engine removal to get at the pan. And for the preferred oil pan- an Aviaid 10-qt, the e-brake bracket must also be cut free and made removable (with a 4" long section of angle-iron & some metal screws).

But if you do this and your car is unmolested from as-built, you may find that the '71 factory seal was a rope-seal, which was difficult for many to work with & was replaced in the early '70s by Ford with a 2-piece neoprene seal. Now there are one-piece seals available of neoprene or low-drag teflon, but those require the block & rear cap to be remachined. And depending on how many miles your engine has, seal wear on the crank journal may keep ANY seal from stopping the drips. Good luck- J DeRyke
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