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[Clouseau]

Having sheared off an easy-out in my cylinder head yesterday   I carried on with the job and tried to put that behind me!  Got the manifold welded up - quick before and after ...



Well pleased with that.  I'm doing this job to get to the route of a very oily timing belt area - I suspect the camshaft oil seals as they were in pretty poor condition, but I' replacing everything including the oil pump (crankshaft) seal.  I had already bought a new one from Vauxhall (£17!) and whilst trying to fit it I knackered it. Now no-one has got one in stock and this is going to set me back until Wednesday.

Before (oily)


After a clean up

 

Rich

Don't suppose anyone's got a spare oil seal or knows where to get their hands on one? Part number is 90501720 :-/

[Clouseau]

Ooh. Forgot to ask. Any tips for easing the seal over the shaft?  I have a drift to actually press it into the recess, but it's just getting the seal initially over the shaft. I lubricated the lip, and have now slightly rounded over the lip of the shaft with some wet and dry so maybe ok this time around? :-/

[Clouseau]

Collected the head today - amazing job on THAT stud:

Before:

After:


They also fitted new studs and valve stem oil seals as well as giving the surfaces a light skim and giving the whole head a thorough clean.

Happy to hand over £75 for that lot!

[Clouseau]

All done and purring like a kitten.  Found lots of inspiration and tips on this site and will happily advise anyone embarking on a rebuild like this.Cheers all.

Rich

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[markey mark]

well done fella looks a job very well done  

[Marks DTM Calib]

I personaly think that all easiouts should be placed in the nearest circular filing cabinet!

[Marks DTM Calib]

also, does the end of teh crank not have a circular insert onto which the seal touches.....if so you can pop it off to make fitting the seal easier and turn it round so it has a new face to run on.

[Clouseau]

I personaly think that all easiouts should be placed in the nearest circular filing cabinet!

Seconded!

I would also advise that anyone undertaking this sort of job should invest in a decent torque wrench.  The torque settings on aluminium heads are very low, and I suspect that these bolts are very often overtightened - probably the main cause of many cam cover leaks.

I bought one of these from Halfords - superb tool and very accurate (goes down to 8 NM as well).  

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_178843_langId_-1_categoryId_76866#
It was £49.99 so I asked a young lad on the parts desk to let me have a look at one, and I asked if there was any chance of a bit of discount. Initially he said "No" but then gave in and said "I'll see what I can do" .... ended up paying £39.99!

[TheBoy]

I personaly think that all easiouts should be placed in the nearest circular filing cabinet!

Seconded!

I would also advise that anyone undertaking this sort of job should invest in a decent torque wrench.  The torque settings on aluminium heads are very low, and I suspect that these bolts are very often overtightened - probably the main cause of many cam cover leaks.

I bought one of these from Halfords - superb tool and very accurate (goes down to 8 NM as well).  

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_178843_langId_-1_categoryId_76866#
It was £49.99 so I asked a young lad on the parts desk to let me have a look at one, and I asked if there was any chance of a bit of discount. Initially he said "No" but then gave in and said "I'll see what I can do" .... ended up paying £39.99!

Yup, I got one of those after I lost confidence in my Sealy one.  £39 is the trade price...