> > Aside from the damn SAE bolt problem, I can't seem to get the back of
> > the pan
> > seated all the way down. It must be the new seal between the bearing
> > cap and
> > the pan. The new seal looks like it has the same dimensions as the
> > old one,
> > but the new one seems to be made of rubberized cork. The old one was
> > just
> > plain cork. I can see that the pan made a groove in the old seal
> > about 1/8
> > inch deep. The new seal doesn't want to compress that far. Has
> > anyone run
> > into this problem and found a solution?
I dropped the sump again just to check the alignment of the seal. It was ok.
(I'm working with the engine still in the car.) I put a scissor jack under
the sump at the end where the seal is to exert a little pressure. This wasn't
enough, so I got out the old mallet. I was finally able to get the darn thing
to seat, but I feel lucky something didn't break. If I ever replace that seal
again, I'm going to find some softer cork!
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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