>Has anyone ever had to re
>Has anyone ever had to replace the circular steel, that the inside diameter of the seal rides on?<
Henry,
it is extremly rare on all engines but not unheard of. It is possible for a rubber seal to harden enough to wear a groove in the steel making an oil tight seal immpossible. The first step in repairing he race is sanding with 1000/1200/1600 to smooth any imperfections, then removing the lip spring from the seal and snipping a small piece off the open end, screwing back together and reinstalling in the seal lip. At some point, very, very old well worn engines a further step up on repair procedure may be needed such as sleeving.
>>Curious, since I read so many that have leaks AFTER replacing the seals.>>>
99.999999% of the time caused by improper instalation of one form or another. There are dozens of things that can go wrong.
Your prep sounds fine. Don't use to course of grit. Very clean, install seals carefully and striaght, dont bend the inner steel support in any way.
Regards, JRV
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