Mike.
Sorry for the delay in answering your question. I re read Al's original
instructions and as you say it is a bit confusing. On one page he
suggests installing the Speedi Sleeve per the directions included in the
sleeve kit. On the next page he states as a P.S. that he found an easier
way to install the sleeve backwards.
Either installation will work. The critical thing is to get the Speedi
Sleeve onto the crank flange without it hitting the alloy seal retainer.
The crank seal conversion kit will work without the Speedi Sleeve if the
crank flange surface is smooth. The Speedi Sleeve does give a better
sealing surface and extends that surface slightly allowing the seal kit
to be used on engines where the block face machining prevents the seal
lip from riding correctly on the bare flange.
Please contact me directly if you have any other questions regarding
this kit.
Kelvin Dodd
Moss Motors, Ltd.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: british-cars-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:british-cars-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mike Duvall
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:14 PM
> To: mg-t@autox.team.net; mgs mgs; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com;
> british-cars@autox.team.net
> Subject: [British-cars] Moss Speedi-Sleeve and XPAG oil seal kit
>
> Has anyone successfully used the speedi-sleeve with the XPAG
> oil seal kit? It wouldn't fit my engine. After I got mine
> all back together,
> it leaks a little and I want to know if it actually can work. The
> directions for the speedy sleeve in the seal instructions
> contradict the addendum which tells you to put the sleeve on
> backwards.
>
> I had an engineer look it over and he had me grind off the
> excess edge of the sleeve to get enough clearance to not hit
> the Moss adapter.
>
> Moss is no help. Their tech support guy didn't even know
> what the speedi-sleeve was and I had to send him the part
> number so he knew what I was talking about.
>
>
> If I had to do it again, I would keep my $250 pull the pan
> and replace the cork rear gasket with some modern sealer. I
> think that is where the oil was coming from anyway.
>
> Mike
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