Fw: [mg-tabc]

[Steve Rankin]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Rankin" srankin@island.net> To: "Skip Kelsey" kelsey@shadetreemotors.com> Cc: "Mg-Tabc@Yahoogroups.Com" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] > Skip > > The width of the seal carrier is a few thou more and the sealing lip rides > slightly forward centering better on the flange. There also is a return on > the metal seal carrier on the engine side that returns towards the c/l of > the crank. It acts like a slinger pehaps. I couldnt use the speedisleeve > because the seal return would have contacted the return on the speedisleeve. > It may be that my crank is not original and has a slightly thinner flange. > However, the flange is well finished and I believe that the sleeve would > have been redundant. I got the information from an article by Charlie Key of > British Cars of America and forwarded to me from Moss motors.. I' ve > attached it and perhaps if you think it's warranted you could stick it in > the > files. > > Steve Rankin TC 6646 > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Skip Kelsey" kelsey@shadetreemotors.com> > To: "Steve Rankin" srankin@island.net> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:35 PM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] > > > > At 01:28 PM 1/11/02 -0800, you wrote: > > >Skip > > >The vitron seal is Chigago Rawhide 37405 > > >Steve: > > > > Is it the exact size as the seal that Moss supplies? > > > > Skip.............................................. > > > > > > > > > > >Steve Rankin TC 6646 > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Skip Kelsey" kelsey@shadetreemotors.com> > > >To: "Steve Rankin" srankin@island.net> > > >Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:29 PM > > >Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] > > > > > > > > > > At 10:50 AM 1/11/02 -0800, you wrote: > > > > >also substituted a very expensive Vitron seal, for the one supplied. > > >Anyhow, > > > > > > > > Steve: > > > > > > > > Where did you find a viton seal of that exact size?? The main problem > with > > > > the Moss kit, is the seal supplied is nitrile rubber, and cant > withstand > > > > that lip speed. Viton should work very well. > > > > > > > > SKip......................................... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >