If the speedi-sleeve extends to the end of the spacer you should be fine.
yeah a PITA but could always be worse!
Glen
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: Before this thread slips into the distant
: past I thought I should post an interim
: update.
:
: I did fit a new front seal and
: installed a Speedi-Sleeve on the spacer
: between the timing gear and the crank
: pulley. I mentioned in another thread
: that I had fit a duplex timing chain
: and sprockets (TR6 parts) during the
: engine rebuild. To keep the timing
: chain from hitting the oil slinger I
: made a 0.030" spacer/shim to move
: the slinger "forward" towards
: the pulley. Witness marks on the
: spacer indicated that the inner lip of
: the front seal was hitting the start of
: the spacer's chamfer, not its smooth
: OD. The Speedi-Sleeve should move that
: contact area back onto a cylindrical
: contact surface.
:
: Unfortunately, it is too darn hot to
: consider driving the GT6 around a lot
: to see if the leak is gone. I'll
: report that in a future update to this
: thread once the weather cools down.
: For now all I can say is that I suspect
: the leak was caused by me and my
: 0.030" thick shim for the slinger.
:
: Doug L.
:
:
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: It's not unknown for the little seal
: spring to get displaced during fitting.
: I've also had a few that were leaking
: around the OD of the seal, I wipe a bit
: of sealer around the OD of the seal
: when I fit them just to seal any slight
: imperfections in the cover.
: In any case it all involves the same
: amount of work
: Have fun...
: g.
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