AS I recall, the Sneaky Pete is a devise, much like the Chinese Handcuff that we played with, when we were kids. It is made of soft, flexible wire and can be fed above the crankshaft then hooked to the new rope seal so it can be pulled into place.

Mike

Mike you have the idea, it is a coiled wire with like corkscrew on 1 end and often a "T" handle on the other. After the crankshaft is lowered as much as possible on the flywheel end and the old seal removed the corkscrew is fed through the seal cavity and screwed into the new seal which is then pulled through leaving both ends of the seal protruding, after the sneaky pete is removed from the seal these ends are then packed into the cavity as tight as you can get it (which commonly isnt as tight as when the crank is removed) and trimmed just above flush with the bearing joint. Fit the new lower seal half into place and tighten the mains.

Tony