Re: Crank seal surface repair

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@domain.elided>]

Over here in Oz one such item is marketed as "SpeedySleeve" and probably
hails from USA anyway.  It's a thin one-piece sleeve which is heated
slightly to fit over seal wear marks on cranks etc.  Usually used to negate
the need for an engine strip down in places like front and rear main seals.
I've used them on Toyota 4X4s using a new original size oilseal.  Another
trick is to fit a new seal and, if it's possible in the appplication, either
leave the seal a few mm short of fully seated or else push it further in so
the seal runs on an undamaged part of the journal.

If the engine is apart then I'd get it fixed properly, although this may be
expensive on a nitrided crank ?

Beatle
Oz

-------Original Message-------

From: Paul Novak
Date: Sunday, 02 February 2003 01:13:36 AM
To: INTERNET:alfa@domain.elided
Subject: Re: Crank seal surface repair

I thought there was a repair technique that involved putting some kind
of sleeve over the affected area and then using an appropriately-sized
seal? Surely we have machine-shop mavens on the list who know more about
this than I do.

Anyone?...Anyone?...Bueller?

Regards,

Paul.

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