Posted by JimG on 1/10/2008, 6:45 am, in reply to "Rear main bearing oil seal"
141.152.199.15
Thanks to a member emailing me, I got it. That pointy thing can be pressed or hammered out.
Jim
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: I'm in the process of doing a
: "gasket overhaul" on my
: 170 - fixing all the leaks and
: painting it nicely. These days, you
: get a neoprene real seal to replace
: the rope seal that came in this
: engine. In the retainer, there's a
: pointed protrustion that was
: designed to pierce the rope seal and
: keep it from rorating when the crank
: turns. This protrusion would
: certainly cause the neoprene seal to
: lift away from the retainer and
: allow oil to leak between the
: retainer and the seal. I'm thinking
: of removing it with a disc grinder.
: Anyone have any better ideas?
:
: Thanks,
:
: Jim
:
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