The crank needs to be cut for the Moss seal kit, but I'm not sure what part
of the crankshaft gets cut.
George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L
(getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
To: George P. Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Cc: Jack I. Brooks <brooks@belcotech.com>; Triumph mailing list
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: Rear main seal
>With the Moss rear seal conversion, I had the impression that the seal
>either sat in front of the spirals or the spirals were cut down so that
>part of the crank is smooth. Is this correct?
>
>John Middlesworth
>leaky TR4A
>
>On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, George P. Richardson wrote:
>
>> I understood that the crankshaft has spirals cut into it to push the oil
>> back into the engine while it's running. If that's the case and you put a
>> rubber seal around it, it'll just get cut to ribbons.
>>
>> George Richardson
>> '57 TR3, TS15559L
>> (getting ready to paint - and now on the web!)
>> http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
>>
>>
>>
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