[Healeys] Rear main seal modification

[john spaur]

They went in through the flange holes and that's how they come out. 
It can be difficult though.

John

At 07:47 AM 3/1/2014 -0500, BJ8Healeys wrote:
>That may be true, Per.  The seal retainer halves are also stuck to the block
>with a silicone-type sealant.  I was reluctant to force the seal halves out
>and break that seal in case I couldn't remove them with the screws in place
>and then not be able to re-seal the retainer.  I would like to hear from
>someone who has positively removed the seal retainer that way.
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>Thanks for your input!
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>Steve
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>From: Per Schoerner [mailto:per at schoerner.se]
>Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 7:32 AM
>To: BJ8Healeys; healeys at autox.team.net
>Subject: SV: [Healeys] Rear main seal modification
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>Steve
>I think that when the screws are unscrewed you can just remove the seal seat
>halves,  and the screws will come out as well. I don't think the screws are
>longer than the distance between the block and the crankshaft flange
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>Per
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