>Fellow Triumph Fiends,
>Last night I put the rear main seal housing back on the block of my '72
>Spit engine. I perused my Bentley beforehand to see if there were any
>tips of importance and found none that I did not know already. Anyway,
>after torquing the housing bolts down and cleaning up before heading
>inside, I glanced at an old Chilton's that was open on my workbench.
>They described a procedure for centering the seal on the crankshaft
>end. They suggested using a centering sleeve which I do not have of
>course. In lieu of a sleeve, they suggested that the bolts be
>tightened slowly while inserting a 0.003" feeler gage between the crank
>and the seal to ensure that the seal is centered on the crank. Has
>anyone done this installation before? Is this centering process
>required? I find it odd that my Bentley manual makes no mention of
>it. I have no desire to pull off the seal housing and clean off the
>gasket sealer but if it means no (or fewer) oil leaks, I will do it.
>Any thoughts?
>
>Thanks,
>Pat Willems
>pbw@chong.dseg.ti.com
>Dallas, TX
Do you have a spring/lip seal or a scroll seal? I'm not sure, but I think
that this procedure with the fealer gauge applies only to ths scroll type
seals on earlier engines.
Good luck, Bill King
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