Dan (Florida)
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I've done a few pump seals myself in my younger days, but the engine seals have to be cut off square and butt up to each other as they are two piece. Pump seals are one piece and are cut on a 45 and pressed in by a gland nut from the end. A local Brit mechanic seems to think that the seals have to be relatively soft to form into the area they ride in. I'm thinking of having a seal presser machined to the size of the crank journal to press the (warmed to just soft I'm thinking) seal into the block and bearing cap so that they can be more accurately seated and cut square to size. Also to use sealer in the groove that the seal rides in . It's not like American seals are installed at all.
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