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I am where you are today. I split the case last night and found that everything in the "tomb" APPEARS to be fine. Obviously, I need to pull the crank and have it fully inspected. But, assuming that everything is fine, there are a number of parts that need to be replaced. At the very least are all the seals that are affected when you choose to split the case. These include the crank, rear main, seals for the oil pump, and any other seals that are "dislodged" when you elect to split the case.

Also, when you split the case and inspect all the bearings...,.....do you elect to go back with the original bearings which are OK upon inspection?

So, for me, even though the tomb seemed to be fine, I have elected to replace all the bearings involved, simply because coating at this stage is not that big an issue and since to be safe versus sorry, you need to elect replacing the existing seals.