[Roadsters] Pinion Seal Question & OT

[Jim Svedise]

check the surface the seal rides on and make sure it is not grooved you can 
also check the diff. breather to see if it's plugged.
Jim


> Just before Shasta I replaced the pinion seal in Mr. Hyde because I was
> loosing gear lube through that seal.  I also had a top put on the car 
> after
> the seal was replaced and they noticed that there was a leak from the
> rear-end when the moved the car.  It is still leaking very slowly and I am
> wondering what I did wrong, or is there something else that could be 
> causing
> the gear lube to be forced around the seal?
>
> On another note I am working on the brakes of a 92 Ford F250 Heavy Duty
> diesel.  The pedal goes down and applies the brakes, but it will not come
> back up by itself.  Adding a bungee cord to the brake pedal as a return
> spring actually improves the braking, but I am not going to drive it that
> way.  At this point I have replaced the master cylinder and vacuum 
> amplifier
> with no improvement.  I plan to re-bleed the brakes today with a vacuum 
> pump
> to see if there is any air hiding somewhere.  Has anybody seen anything 
> else
> that might be causing my problem?
>
> And last, you computer guys might take a look at a video on youtube.  It
> features Justin Rattner, Director of Technology of Intel Corp.  In the 
> first
> link he describes building his first computer (1960), and the second video
> relates to his presentation in an upcoming Intel developers conference 
> later
> this month in San Francisco.  The other people you don't see in the car 
> are
> the cameraman and the driver.... Me.  I have to say we all had a lot of 
> fun
> on this ride.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh1r0hWlJTA
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmdpObfe-ms
>
> Tom
> 69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
> Portland
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