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Re: Rear main seal

To: "George P. Richardson" <gprtech@frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: Rear main seal
From: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 11:34:57 -0500 (EST)
Cc: "Jack I. Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>, Triumph mailing list <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
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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