Any old timers recognize this tool?

[hunt2elk]

Got a bunch of old Miller tools out of a Chrysler dealership. Most #'s pop up on the web, but not these. Could it have been used for setting the old rope rear main seals?

 

[hunt2elk]

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[1 Wild R/T]

Rear main seal installer for rope style seals

 

[khryslerkid]

Crankshaft Rear Seal Forming Tool

 

[R413]

Yes they have photos in the service manual

 

[hunt2elk]

Thanks guys. Wall art, or do they have any value?

 

[ruffcut]

Don't know about value, but I'm using a rope seal in my 400 block! Engine builder believed it was the better way to go. JMTC ruffcut

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Don't know about value, but I'm using a rope seal in my 400 block! Engine builder believed it was the better way to go. JMTC ruffcut

Modern rope seals aren't made of asbestos and don't survive as well as the originals did... In the past you could find NOS rope seals still in the Mopar package on Ebay... If I were building an engine that would be my preferred route..

 

[khryslerkid]

Thanks guys. Wall art, or do they have any value?

Ebay has a couple of Ford and GM ones. $30 - $40 bucks.

 

[toolmanmike]

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Rear main seal driver for rope seals

 

[ruffcut]

Modern rope seals aren't made of asbestos and don't survive as well as the originals did... In the past you could find NOS rope seals still in the Mopar package on Ebay... If I were building an engine that would be my preferred route..

It was old stock that the builder had. He's been building Mopar engines since 1963.

 

[eldubb440]

put a rope seal in a 383 rebuild when I was 20 years old...... had zero experience and no clue........ engine ran great, seal never leaked

 

[Cranky]

When I first worked in the refinery, every pump had rope seals. They all had to have some 'leakage' so they didn't burn up and that was the same way with engines. Only thing is the factory knew just how much they needed and they worked.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

When I first worked in the refinery, every pump had rope seals. They all had to have some 'leakage' so they didn't burn up and that was the same way with engines. Only thing is the factory knew just how much they needed and they worked.

And the new "seal" AKA "packing" came on a roll, probably 25 feet of asbestos packing.....