After one look at the felt provided in the gasket set, my machinist pulled
out a dusty old box filled with a style of rope that was used in the old
days in this application. He told me to hammer it in as tight as I could. No
leaks, yet, and with the crank seal kit I lose very little oil.
Bob Kramer
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: TR Rear seal - Kas techique
> "spitfiresuz@141.com" wrote:
> >
> > I have just spent some time in the garage hammering 26 inches of
pantyhose into
> > the slot in the axle and it looks great. But I have a small problem. I
can
> > only get the felt seal up to my knees!
>
> BFE sells extra felt, since there isn't enough in the gasket set !
>
> <g>
> Randall
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