[Fot] Rear engine seal on Spitfire

[REK46 at aol.com]

Have you considered using a 'Speedi Sleeve' on the crank hub?....works  
great in making the seal tighter ...some seals flex or curl  a bit and the  
'centering of the seal is critical to the fit(not the rear plate fit....most  
manuals show the checking for the fit around the crank ,with feelers.....the  
SpeediSleeve will make it less prone to warpage or mis-alignment.
 
 
In a message dated 8/9/2010 11:41:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jason at multivintage.com writes:

I am  having the same problem on my gt6. Mine may be just old and in need  
of
replacement. In my last weekend out I was loosing about a half quart  per
session. My question about this is do I have to pull the whole motor or  can
the seal be replaced by just removing the trans and doing it from  the
inside? Will I do damage to things like the clutch If I try to race  again
before doing so?

thanks for any advice for doing this job  right and still racing soon.
Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing  GT6+

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:04 PM, f s  <whitedog72 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Need some  advice,
>
>  I just put an engine together. 100% new seals  and gaskets. Everything is
> great accept the rear main seal is leaking  alot. I have put alot of these
> together and never had this problem  before. I have taken it back apart 
and
> it
> looks centered and  no damage. I also made sure the all the bolts were 
good
> and
>  that areas that needed copper flat washers were correct. Any ideas from  
the
> group? I am baffled and have a big mess. ;o(
>
>  Thanks
> _______________________________________________
>  fot at autox.team.net
>
> http://www.fot-racing.com
>
>  Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive:  http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>  Unsubscribe:
>  http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/jason@multivintage.com
_______________________________________________
fot at autox.team.net

http://www.fot-racing.com

Donate:  http://www.team.net/donate.html
Archive:  http://www.team.net/archive
Forums:  http://www.team.net/forums
Unsubscribe:  http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rek46@aol.com