>Subject: Re: Crank seal surface repair<

[RonHorowitz <RonHorowitz@domain.elided>]

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>Subject: Re: Crank seal surface repair<

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>>Which brings me to my question. On a crank, there is the surface where
>>the rear oil seal contacts. Sometimes, there is a groove worn in that
>>surface, assumably from dirt and the rear seal grinding away.
>>
>>How deep of a groove before it becomes a problem?
>>
>>And, how repairable is this condition?
>
>I have repaired such flaws with a carefully applied and finished fill of
JB
>Weld epoxy.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but if there's a wear groove where the
old seal used to ride, why not fit a new seal with the same diameters but a
different seal depth?
JB weld? Makes me shudder....

RON
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