14-12-2024, 04:46 PM
I had oil leaking from the lip seal profusely. However the flywheel boss was well worn. Felt seals make a very good lap.
It was far from parallel. My local engineering company turned it true and I fitted a speedi sleeve.
With a new lip seal it's been OK ever since. I checked that the oil seal fitted the boss correctly. It was a nice firm fit.
There's very little clearance in the area of the seal and getting it the correct distance into the cover plate is tricky.
I left the cover plate slightly loose then trial fitted the flywheel so that it could find it's centre and also to check that the seal was running on the sleeve.
I only have the original oil breather holes in the tappet cover.
It was far from parallel. My local engineering company turned it true and I fitted a speedi sleeve.
With a new lip seal it's been OK ever since. I checked that the oil seal fitted the boss correctly. It was a nice firm fit.
There's very little clearance in the area of the seal and getting it the correct distance into the cover plate is tricky.
I left the cover plate slightly loose then trial fitted the flywheel so that it could find it's centre and also to check that the seal was running on the sleeve.
I only have the original oil breather holes in the tappet cover.
Jim