Angelo,
As far as I am concerned the ONLY way to center the seal is with the
mandrel.
The mandrels are available from Moss and I believe The Roadster Factory,
probably as well from Moss UK.
The process sounds worse than it actually is. All you are trying to do is
locate the seal so that the crank will be centered in the seal. If you have
a lot of miles on the car you may want to consider replacing the both halves
of the scroll seal assembly, again they are available from the usual
suppliers.
NFI and YMMV, Good luck,
Regards,
Jim Bauder
'58 TR3
(New!) '68 TR250
Scottsdale, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Angelo Graham
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:13 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: TR2/3 installation of rear seal
Hello List:
Asking about experiences installing original rear seal on TR wet sleeve
engines. Did most make up a mandrel according to manual specs and use this
to center seal halves?
Any other techniques to center seal? Seems centering using mandrel, then
removing and installing crank, then re-installing seals leaves lots of room
for loosing original setting.
At this point in engine re-build, so wondering if going off and making up a
mandrel and following the book is the way to proceed.
Thanks for any insights.
Angelo Graham
'55 TR2
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