[TR] Rear crankcase oil seal

[Andrew Uprichard]

Yes - I used the "new improved rear seal".

 

As many listers may know, my cousin Darryl Uprichard owns Racetorations in
the UK - a shop dedicated to the TR franchise. I spoke to him this week and
he too was removing a newly-rebuilt engine because of a leaking rear seal.
He told me he had designed a new seal he was taking to the International
Show next week and which he would be using exclusively in the future.  

 

I don't know when the seal will be ready for prime time, and I am NOT
endorsing the product in any way, but I am so fed up with a newly rebuilt
engine having to be removed from a newly painted car:  I will wait until
Racetorations has the seal done and will get one from them.

 

To answer your specific question it's my understanding that the engine
should be pulled to do this.

 

Andrew Uprichard

 

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From: David Lylis [mailto:dlylis at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:43 AM
To: Andrew Uprichard
Cc: Randall; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Aarghhhhh !

 

Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at comcast.net> wrote:

And to make matters worse, I join the prestigious group of listers who
rebuild an engine only to find a large oil puddle on the floor.  Sigh.....


Did you use the "new improved rear seal"?  
I am not ready to tackle that as yet but am now just contemplating the plan
of attack.  ISTR that I can get the seal housing off by removing the
flywheel, but the big question is, can I replace the seal with everything in
situ.  Will I have to open the seal too far to get around the crank, and
will I be able to get the spring in place?  Frankly, doing this the first
time was long ago and far away and the block was all apart.