If they make one for this engine, get a Reddi-sleeve or a Speedy-sleeve. It
slips on over the crank making it slighly larger and seals with the seal to
stop leaks.
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Gregory Williams wrote:
>
>
> Subject:
> OIL LEAK - REAR CRANK SEAL, drip drip
> Date:
> 08/14/2000
> Author:
> Bryan Daley <bryan.daley@nz.logical.com>
>
>
>
>
>
> Help,
>
> Before removing the engine for the 3rd time thought I'd actually seek some
> wison!
> My engine has an oil leak at rear crank seal.
> I have replaced the seal once with no effect. Then I moved the new oil
> seal so that it is flush with the outside of the block,
> which reduced the leak slighlty.
>
> Any suggestion/s would be very welcomed (fixing the oil leak suggestions
> that is)
>
> One suggestion so far has been to shorten the wire spring inside the seal
> to increase the tension that the seal places on
> the shalf - has anyone actually done this before?
>
> Footnote - The block is 3.5 RR and the crank is 4.4 Leyland P76. The P76
> oil seal is almost identical to the standard 3.5
> except it has a larger diameter. The block and rear mains were line bored
> to accept the larger diameter seal. I have
> checked to make sure that the enlarged seal recess has the same centre as
> the crank - and it does.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Bryan Daley, SII, RR
> http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/bdaley/index.html
> Wellington, New Zealand, where the grass is greener.
>
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