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Synchro909 · 08-10-2019, 08:22 PM

Thanks guys. I've passed on these replies to the owner and he is considering his options. He is in his 80s so the minimum amount of time spent laying on his back on a cold concrte floor in this cold weather is a big factor. I've offered to help him take out the motor and put it back. He is more than capable of putting a new seal in. He is leaning torwards one of those Nitrile seals which I suspect are the reason the cork ones are no longer available (because they are better?)
BTW, The installation instructions for the seal says that the diameter of the crank once the slinger has been removed should be between 2.09" and 2.15" and as large as possible. His is 2.14" - a perfect candidate!

08-10-2019, 08:22 PM	#8
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,488	Re: Rear Main Oil Leak Thanks guys. I've passed on these replies to the owner and he is considering his options. He is in his 80s so the minimum amount of time spent laying on his back on a cold concrte floor in this cold weather is a big factor. I've offered to help him take out the motor and put it back. He is more than capable of putting a new seal in. He is leaning torwards one of those Nitrile seals which I suspect are the reason the cork ones are no longer available (because they are better?) BTW, The installation instructions for the seal says that the diameter of the crank once the slinger has been removed should be between 2.09" and 2.15" and as large as possible. His is 2.14" - a perfect candidate! __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.