Tricks for tapping in the front cam seals?
Aug 29, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Tricks for tapping in the front cam seals?
hey guys,
Do I need to go out and buy the SST tool for tapping in the front cam seals on a v63VZE? Any tricks/suggestions on how to seat these properly without using SST tool?
Steve
Do I need to go out and buy the SST tool for tapping in the front cam seals on a v63VZE? Any tricks/suggestions on how to seat these properly without using SST tool?
Steve
Aug 29, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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Awesome - thanks Duncan - I also found from another post the following info - (tried to search before I posted but didn't see anything at that time)....
You can tap in the seal with a socket, piece of pvc pipe, or anything of same diameter. I just lightly tapped around it with a ball-peen hammer. The important thing is that it goes in evenly and flush with the inside of the cap and journal. Also, it does have to be well lubed, but not overly. The way you did it is fine, although I would say the other way is best. Just have to make sure it seated it in well and it didn't bind under the cap when you torqued it down. But, you will want to pull it and lube it...which means you'll have to go back and remove all the bearing caps sequentially just to get the end caps off to pull the seals without damaging them. Then, I would put back it the "accepted" way.
On the valve covers, where are the places it mentions?
You can tap in the seal with a socket, piece of pvc pipe, or anything of same diameter. I just lightly tapped around it with a ball-peen hammer. The important thing is that it goes in evenly and flush with the inside of the cap and journal. Also, it does have to be well lubed, but not overly. The way you did it is fine, although I would say the other way is best. Just have to make sure it seated it in well and it didn't bind under the cap when you torqued it down. But, you will want to pull it and lube it...which means you'll have to go back and remove all the bearing caps sequentially just to get the end caps off to pull the seals without damaging them. Then, I would put back it the "accepted" way.
On the valve covers, where are the places it mentions?
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