vinnie mc Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 T seals 4 vinnie 0 , cant believe ive trashed 4 t seals daft little things like this put me right back now having to wait to get more , the last time i had to fit any i had no bother only difference was they were cork ones and these ones today were like hard rubber , im almost tempted to use silicon as ive seen some people say its fine and works a treat , but ill wait as ive fashioned some guides out of some angle i have and ill see if i can get the cork type and hopefully get them in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I used to use steel from drinks cans to assist the seals, but I couldn't find anything. Aluminium doesn't work, too soft. So I made the blocks. They worked okay, quite a bit sticking up at the end. I'll know in a couple of years if it worked.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 So what exactly are the T seals sealing? There is clearly oil on both sides of the bearing cap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Damn good question. It's the bottom of the flywheel housing. Along the join. I plan on putting a decent sealant along the join as well as the t seal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 They are a bugger. I also use strips made from and old drinks can. Also make sure they are genuine LR seals, cheap ones are so brittle it's almost impossible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie mc Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 I'm cracking up now lads I've managed to get the cap back on after damaging 4 more which were snapping as I got so far down, in the pic you will see there was quite a bit of the seals sticking up but I think I'm just going to go with it , I did try to blow air through the seals with a compressor and can't feel anything blowing through but I do realise that's not an ideal test lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 once the T seals have settled, the workshop manual says trim the protruding ends so they are 0.80mm above the cap/block face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephensmith Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Used same method. Made guiding blocks and trimmed outer edge of lower (horizontal limb) of seal. Still haven't trimmed off ends because unsure of whether they will contract. The ones I took out were 'too short'. Oiled crank, greased cap, seals and guides and wriggled, shoved and tapped the cap in (with plastic hammer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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