bassmasta76
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As mentioned in other posts, I'm in the process of a complete overhaul of my '46 H (engine and everything). Last night I took the rear oil seal retainer off of the block and think I can see why it was leaking (see pic).
Looking at it from the top, it is obviously not straight like it should be...
Any ideas on how it would get like this? Maybe over-tightened? I'm surprised that it is made of Aluminum (or some other non-ferrous metal) and not cast iron. There are also quite a few stress cracks as you can see in the first picture.
I also see wear on the outside of the retainer.
I know that replacement parts are available... I see that Bates has some. I'm just curious as to how this might have happened in the first place, and how best to keep it from happening again.
thanks in advance!
--b
Looking at it from the top, it is obviously not straight like it should be...
Any ideas on how it would get like this? Maybe over-tightened? I'm surprised that it is made of Aluminum (or some other non-ferrous metal) and not cast iron. There are also quite a few stress cracks as you can see in the first picture.
I also see wear on the outside of the retainer.
I know that replacement parts are available... I see that Bates has some. I'm just curious as to how this might have happened in the first place, and how best to keep it from happening again.
thanks in advance!
--b