David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/8/12 at 09:30 PM |
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Lining up the oil seal at the back of a crossflow?
I will soon be removing the sump on my x-flow to replace the gasket and rear crank oil seal.
When I did this the first time I did not have the correct oil seal carrier alignment tool as described by the Haynes manual - and I very much doubt
whether anyone would have known where to find one! - so I simply put it as central as I could manage by measuring gaps, etc.
As it looks like the seal has failed, I'd like to make doubly sure that I locate the new one properly (but it did take quite a few years for the
old one to fail...  ). Has anyone tried to make their own location tool? As far as I can see, all I need to do is turn a ring on my lathe, with an
i.d. to match the crank diameter and an o.d. to match the oil seal carrier.
Anyone tried this?
[Edited on 29/8/12 by David Jenkins]
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Alfa145
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| posted on 29/8/12 at 09:38 PM |
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I didn't use a tool a month or so back when I put mine on. I just stuck the seal in the cover, lubed up the crank and seal with oil and pushed
it on as square as possible and then eased it up and did all the bolts up a bit at a time so it pulled in square....
It's not failed yet for me.....(famous last words!)
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steve m
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| posted on 30/8/12 at 07:19 AM |
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I didn't use a tool a month or so back when I put mine on. I just stuck the seal in the cover, lubed up the crank and seal with oil and pushed
it on as square as possible and then eased it up and did all the bolts up a bit at a time so it pulled in square....
It's not failed yet for me.....(famous last words!)
I did the same,
steve
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 30/8/12 at 07:12 PM |
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Never used a tool when I did mine or any of the other xflows I've done . If you use oil to lubricate the seal and crankthen use a flat piece of
hardwood against the seal drive the seal in so it's flush with the housing. Make sure that you keep the seal square to the crank so you
don't damage it
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