Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Rear Main Seal

From: Roger Grace <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2023 20:16:11 -0700

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Update ... just for interest.
So in the end gave up on ever clipping the 2 ends of the garter spring
together with the engine and crank in situ.
Made up a clip out of solid thin (0.03) brass (softer and easier to twist)
wire. The twisted ends folded easily into the seal groove. Even this task
lying on your back is not for the faint hearted !
Have yet to run the engine to test the new seal - holding thumbs.
rg

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From: Roger Grace <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 4:23=E2=80=AFPM
Subject: Rear Main Seal
To: Healeys <[email-masked]>

I would be interested to hear from those who have done this ...

My BJ8 has had the conversion done. The split lip seal was leaking after
some miles and years.
Now in the process of replacing it in situ.
All installed, but struggling with clipping the garter spring that goes
inside the lip seal together. Have both ends secured with twine, but still
lying on your back can't seem to get enough force on the flexible ends to
open up the tiny clip. Have ruined one spring trying to preassemble it and
slide it over the flange.
Any ideas or techniques appreciated.
rg

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Update ... just for interest.</div><div>So in the end=
 gave up on ever clipping the 2 ends of the garter spring together with the=
 engine and crank in situ.</div><div>Made up a clip out of solid thin (0.03=
) brass (softer and easier to twist) wire. The twisted ends folded easily i=
nto the seal groove. Even this task lying on your back is not for the faint=
 hearted !</div><div>Have yet to run the engine to test the new seal - hold=
ing thumbs.</div><div>rg</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>Fro=
m: <b class=3D"gmail_sendername" dir=3D"auto">Roger Grace</b> <span dir=3D"=
auto">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<=
/span><br>Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 4:23=E2=80=AFPM<br>Subject: Rear Main =
Seal<br>To: Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">healeys@a=
utox.team.net</a>&gt;<br></div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I would be int=
erested to hear from those who have done this ...</div><div><br></div><div>=
My BJ8 has had the conversion done. The split lip seal was leaking after so=
me miles and years. <br></div><div>Now in the process of replacing it in si=
tu.<br></div><div>All installed, but struggling with clipping the garter sp=
ring that goes inside the lip seal together. Have both ends secured with tw=
ine, but still lying on your back can&#39;t seem to get enough force on the=
 flexible ends to open up the tiny clip. Have ruined one spring trying to p=
reassemble it and slide it over the flange.</div><div>Any ideas or techniqu=
es appreciated.</div><div>rg<br></div><div><br></div></div>
</div></div></div>

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