1/5/2024 0 Comments Instal Seal of Evil freeHopefully this saves somebody some headaches. It went on easier and smoother by feel this time. New 11117 O-ring, moistened with motor oil, moisten the inside of the cylinder area of the inspection cover, then G-E-N-T-L-Y, S-L-O-W-L-Y, ease the inspection cover on over the O-ring and shift shaft sleeve. Then 0000 steel wool and my finger to gently finish that area plus smooth out the slightly rough weakening chrome surface in the bore and remove the rubber traces. I used a domed screwdriver handle wrapped in fine sandpaper to gently shape a more gradual transition from the ramp to the cylinder. The cylinder area also had some traces of rubber ground into the metal. Not peeling, but bubbling a tiny bit and a few areas of copper showing through where the chrome was gone. After that, the first small bit of the cylindrical bore had failing chrome. On mine, there seemed to be a rather sharp angle/edge between the slanted surface and the the cylindrical bore. First, these things have a ramp, or funnel type area leading up to the cylindrical bore where the o-ring sits. Close inspection of my inspection cover revealed two things. At first I blamed either a cheap O-ring, or myself for not being gentle enough with installation. A small bit had been torn off and was hanging from the outside. I kept changed the leaking, new o-rings twice and each time discovered that the o-ring was damaged. I was with the bore in the inspection cover that hosts the shift shaft sleeve. But my problem wasn't with the o-ring, anyway. Plus, it had some rather low limits on temperature tolerance. I got close dimensionally with a silicon O-ring but it was no improvement. Update: Hoping maybe this will save somebody else some hassle.
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