[Healeys] Rear main seal

[I Erbs]

You need to remove the plate and have it machined to a larger hole.....

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 11:11 AM, BJ8Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> O.K., I was mistaken.  The new seal I have IS split.  The spring was
> holding
> it together so tightly that the split line was not visible, but when I
> removed the spring I could see the split.  On closer inspection, the seal
> retainer now installed in the block is in two pieces.  It was difficult to
> see that without scrunching myself into a contorted position and getting my
> head into the hole in the firewall.
> So, all I have to do now is to remove the engine backplate, yes?  There
> doesn't seem to be enough clearance to get the pieces of the retainer out
> without removing the backplate, or room to install the new seal and spring,
> either, for that matter.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nock BCS [mailto:healeydoc at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 12:44 PM
> To: BJ8Healeys; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear main seal
>
> A solid round seal would not fit on the rear of the Healey engine. We have
> been installing the split seal on all our engines since 1990 and have had
> very good luck with all of them. We will not do a clutch, transmission or
> engine rebuild with out installing a rear seal.
>
> There were some earlier seal set ups that we did where we installed a Chevy
> seal and modified the rear of the block to accept it.
>
>
>
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> Stockton Ca 209 948 8767
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
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