Side seals can be the cause of an oil leak


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

ARE YOU SURE THE REARSEAL IS LEAKING. MOST REAR SEAL LEAKS ARE THE OIL PANGASKET. THE PAN SHAPE AND THIN GASKETS ARE THE CAUSE
IHAVE A KIT WITH THICKER PANGASKET,A WATER CUT PLATE FOR THE REAROF THE PAN TO BETTER SUPORT THAT ARIA. 100 US INCLUDES FRATE
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IF STAND TRANS REMOVE CLUTCH COVER AND RUN ENGINE AND WITH A GOOD LIGHT SHOULD BE OVEOUS  WHER THE OIL IS FROM. CLIFF9   55 METEOR)

That's so you can slide the top half of the seal in


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

The Best Gasket Neoprene seal instructions say to loosen all the main bearings  caps before installing the seal components.
This sounds logical but just thought I’d check it out here.