daimler dingo scout car

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Clive Prothero-Brooks
does anyone know if the rear main seal on the engine can be changed without removing the engine from the gearbox. the engine is a Daimler 2.5L straight six.

Clive,
There is no actual seal in the rear mains, it is a scroll on the crankshaft. Sometimes these will leak if the grooves in the scroll are gunged up. If you wish to remove the engine it has to come out with the gearbox as an assembly.
You could drop the sump to check the scroll. If the mains are worn the crank can the touch the housing around the scroll and they can leak.

Richard