Re: Under cover Resto
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:06 pm
Thanks guys.
I wish I could get some help in the garage sometimes from my kids but they are not in the slightest bit interested.
They are probably fed up with all my bad dad jokes.
I sanded the flywheel smooth where the seal will fit to help avoid any oil leakage.
20230929_180632 by karlhash, on Flickr
Then it was con rods onto crank with new nuts.
Mixed up some special Maestro sauce of STP and oil and used Lucas assembly lube too.
20230930_200055 by karlhash, on Flickr
Case halves together and Hylomar sealant in between. I bolted it up to the correct torque setting in stages but with out the case bolt oil seals. I went round putting the seals in individually, afterwards.
I guess I used a little too much case sealant as it squeezed out too much for my liking. I didn't fancy any of the wiggly worms of sealant falling off inside the case and then blocking up the oil ways. so I managed to
scrape it all out. surgeon style with a thin metal rod.
20231001_184738 by karlhash, on Flickr
20231003_183354 by karlhash, on Flickr
20231003_191737 by karlhash, on Flickr
It all came away with only a couple of pieces falling and needing to be scooped out.
When I took the case studs off individually to put the seals in, I put oil on them to aid the tightening process avoiding any torn seals.
They all went well until the last one of course. Once the last one was tightened to full torque I noticed a little piece of seal sticking out from under the washer, so two new ones ordered.
Its very annoying though, that when you look on company websites and price up two tiny rubber rings for a few quid they then stick on £6 postage when they would just go in an envelope.
Oh well I mustn't complain.
Thanks
Karl
I wish I could get some help in the garage sometimes from my kids but they are not in the slightest bit interested.
They are probably fed up with all my bad dad jokes.
I sanded the flywheel smooth where the seal will fit to help avoid any oil leakage.
20230929_180632 by karlhash, on Flickr
Then it was con rods onto crank with new nuts.
Mixed up some special Maestro sauce of STP and oil and used Lucas assembly lube too.
20230930_200055 by karlhash, on Flickr
Case halves together and Hylomar sealant in between. I bolted it up to the correct torque setting in stages but with out the case bolt oil seals. I went round putting the seals in individually, afterwards.
I guess I used a little too much case sealant as it squeezed out too much for my liking. I didn't fancy any of the wiggly worms of sealant falling off inside the case and then blocking up the oil ways. so I managed to
scrape it all out. surgeon style with a thin metal rod.
20231001_184738 by karlhash, on Flickr
20231003_183354 by karlhash, on Flickr
20231003_191737 by karlhash, on Flickr
It all came away with only a couple of pieces falling and needing to be scooped out.
When I took the case studs off individually to put the seals in, I put oil on them to aid the tightening process avoiding any torn seals.
They all went well until the last one of course. Once the last one was tightened to full torque I noticed a little piece of seal sticking out from under the washer, so two new ones ordered.
Its very annoying though, that when you look on company websites and price up two tiny rubber rings for a few quid they then stick on £6 postage when they would just go in an envelope.
Oh well I mustn't complain.
Thanks
Karl