Re: 356 front crankshaft oil seal intallation

Posted by HH56 On 2009/4/22 17:59:26

Don't remember the details of the assy. It might be a rotating seal like used on AC compressors. It appears the tool is a spacer to roughly center the seal or cover because after that it asks to check with a feeler gauge.

I think a careful alignment by eye and maybe even make a spacer out of a small square of wood that is slightly less than the width between seal and shaft. Use the feeler gauge on top of the spacer in 4 places like the book says.

Think the important thing is that if it does rotate, it is not also trying to move side to side at the same time like if would if not well centered.

EDIT Is there a machined area inside the cover where it rotates & seals or just a pocket for the assembly and the sealing surface is somewhere else?