Re:

[Steve Rankin]

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......................................... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >