question............
when we pulled the trans from the motor, this rubber/gasket was torn halfway and i didnt know what to ask for at Oreilly. so i asked GhatGPT what it was and it said was:
it's a crankshaft rear main seal dust separator seal, otherwise called a block plate seal or a separator plate seal
Oreilly had no fucking idea what it was and they couldn't find anything in their computers. they showed the inspection cover and thats it.
do i need to get it from a dealer? or????
i'll try and call Willis after i post this and ask him.
i cleaned/scotchbrite'd the shit out of this "separator seal" thingy, and the gasket just crumpled away.
assuming i definetley need to get a new one of these considering this truck is mostly going to be in the dust/dirt and shit.
i dont really know shit about it and papa scratches his head as well................
??????????
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