Re: Pinion seal

[Dean Jensen]

Does someone have the lip seal number that you can use for the front of the rear end (pinion seal) if you enlarge the opening on the front cover. Dean [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Roger Furneaux]

Dean - if you do this there is room only for a very thin single-lipped seal, which is not very well held in place. A better idea is sold by Moss: a new cap in aluminium with a larger seal. I do something similar by fixing an extension to the cap which holds a double lip seal. ocTagonally TCRoger

>Does someone have the lip seal number that you can use for the front of >the rear end (pinion seal) if you enlarge the opening on the front >cover.

[Dean Jensen]

Thank Roger I did it to my TC some twenty years ago, so far so good, I just did not want to take the drive shaft/yoke off to check the number, and I can not find the number in my records, was hoping someone had done the same and had the number. Dean -----Original Message----- From: Roger Furneaux [mailto:roger.46tc@virgin.net] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 5:26 PM To: Dean Jensen Cc: .T-ABCs Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] RE: Pinion seal Dean - if you do this there is room only for a very thin single-lipped seal, which is not very well held in place. A better idea is sold by Moss: a new cap in aluminium with a larger seal. I do something similar by fixing an extension to the cap which holds a double lip seal. ocTagonally TCRoger

>Does someone have the lip seal number that you can use for the front of >the rear end (pinion seal) if you enlarge the opening on the front >cover.

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[Fred Renner]

Dear Listers Has anyone had to replace a pinion seal and, if so, where did you purchase it. I se that Moss sells a new device that includes a lip seal but I wanted to replace the original seal. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks Fred Renner 4970

[Steve S]

I have a Moss kit on mine, circa mid-1980's, and it's help up fine. - Steve Simmons - TC8975, LA, CA - http://www.mgnuts.com

On 5/3/2010 7:11 PM, Fred Renner wrote: > > Dear Listers > Has anyone had to replace a pinion seal and, if so, where did you > purchase it. I se that Moss sells a new device that includes a lip > seal but I wanted to replace the original seal. Any thoughts or advice > would be appreciated. Thanks > Fred Renner > 4970 > >

[Rick Waters]

My Moss pinion seal lets just as much oil out as the old arrangement did. I had it installed by a professional rear end specialty shop. My guess is that the flange that bolts to the pinion shaft was either not round, was off centre, or the rubbing surface was not cleaned up by the shop. I am of the belief that the seal rides on the pinion to driveshaft flange. Moral of the story, do it yourself, check everything, and maybe use a speedy sleeve. -Rick, TC 7881 in Vancouver Fred Renner wrote:

> > Dear Listers > Has anyone had to replace a pinion seal and, if so, where did you > purchase it. I se that Moss sells a new device that includes a lip > seal but I wanted to replace the original seal. Any thoughts or advice > would be appreciated. Thanks > Fred Renner > 4970 > >

[Roger Furneaux]

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> From: Fred Renner frenner1@nc.rr.com> > Date: 4 May 2010 03:11:44 GMT+01:00 > To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [mg-tabc] pinion seal > > Dear Listers > Has anyone had to replace a pinion seal and, if so, where did you purchase it. I se that Moss sells a new device that includes a lip seal but I wanted to replace the original seal. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks > Fred Renner > 4970 > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

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[Roger Furneaux]

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> From: Roger Furneaux roger.46tc@virgin.net> > Date: 4 May 2010 12:32:05 GMT+01:00 > To: Fred Renner FRENNER1@nc.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] pinion seal > > hi Fred - the original pinion did cap did not have a seal as such - merely a scroll similar to the back of the gearbox (which leaks also ). The trouble is, because the scroll is designed to move oil back into the diff. it also drags in all the dust and grit!!! This can make a mess of the flange boss, not to mention hastening the demise of the bearing of course, the designers knew this, which is why from the TD on, a proper seal was used. > > Years ago I started modifying the original caps to take a double-lip seal, then later saw that Moss did something similar, albeit a new cap made out of aluminium. I doubt that they copied my idea, just a case of parallel invention (much like the tapered half shafts - I did not find out about Phil Marino until I had been making mine for several year). > > So, bottom line: buy a Moss cap, or send your old one to me in England (but don't forget postage!). You will have to pull the complete pinion housing, which could be a blessing in disguise if you find that the front thrust bearing bronze cages are breaking up > > ocTagonally > > Roger > > On 4 May 2010, at 03:11, Fred Renner wrote: > >> Dear Listers >> Has anyone had to replace a pinion seal and, if so, where did you purchase it. I se that Moss sells a new device that includes a lip seal but I wanted to replace the original seal. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks >> Fred Renner >> 4970 >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >

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