Skoalbandit

Just changed the timing chain, and the new seal on the crank came with a "speedi-sleeve" but it leaks like crazy. it started as a weep, and the "speedi-sleeve" backed off and turned to a good pour at idle. any ways to eliminate that from happening with the new sleeve?

vital22re

iTrader: (2)

the sleave kit should come with the seal, the sleave, and some lock tite. you need to make sure the pulley is compleatly grease free when you install the sleave. And use a good amount of the locktite. It worked for me no prob when i had my 89 22re.

abecedarian

the sleeve shouldn't cause a leak- as mentioned, they are a pretty tight fit on the crank pulley and don't easily back off, and loctite should hold it in place.
The seal is sized to fit the sleeve so that shouldn't be a problem. One thing I wonder is if the spring in the seal may have popped off when the pulley was installed or if the timing cover may not be properly aligned.

Skoalbandit

Thank you everyone for your input. It turns out, defective sleeve from Felpro, which is surprising. It came with the entire kit, and the seal and sleeve were slightly bigger than the correct one, and when compared to the old stretched out seal, it looked right... Problem solved, 2 seals and 4 quarts of oil later, we're good to go! Thanks again!