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| Title: | Conference for Non-Harley Motorcycles |
| Notice: | For Sale in 2 and 3, Wanted in 9 |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
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| Created: | Thu May 07 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1374 |
| Total number of notes: | 16669 |
1373.0. "Oil seal-Sealer?" by SUBPAC::BOWNE () Sat May 31 1997 11:39
Maybe this is a better place to ask this question....
I'm in the process of rebuilding an old motorcycle engine,
and have a question about an oil seal. On the main bearing which
supports the crankshaft, the original oil seal was 'assisted' in
it's outer perimeter sealing abilities with some type of sealer.
It is not silicone seal. The surface where the seal came out of
has an appearance similar to the roughness left when a piece of
corrugated cardboard has been pulled apart into two 'slices' of
thinner cardboard. The material the case is made out of is magnesium,
and the seal is rubber. Any idea what this sealer is and where I
could find some? (Hopefully someplace cheaper than a Honda dealer!)
When I was ordering the gaskets from the Honda dealer, (and told him
that I had already ordered the bearings/seals from a bearing shop),
he did advise me that if this seal should leak, the engine WILL blow,
so I want to make sure I get this seal installed properly.
Any advise appreciated.....
Thx,
Tom
(Cross-posted in mechanix_3....)
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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1373.1 | did you try Sloan's Honda Yamaha 1-800-342-1681 in Nashville TN ? | FIEVEL::FILGATE | Bruce Filgate SHR3-2/W4 237-6452 | Tue Jun 03 1997 09:32 | 0 |
| 1373.2 | | ASABET::SOTTILE | Get on Your Bikes and Ride | Tue Jun 03 1997 11:46 | 7 |
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I assume this is a honda 2 stroke your refering to. That being the case
why take a chance with a non oem part to save a couple of bucks on such
a critical item. That being said, you should not need to add any
compound to the surface of the seal or case. What the parts guy was
refering to is a seizure caused by a vaccum leak at the seal. As long
as the seal is a snug fit you should have no problem.
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