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Subject:Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
From:JRodgers
Date:Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:22:31 -0500

On the WBX'ers there is a brass bushing th at fits inside the fly wheel
that both holds the felt seal in place. It gets punched out at machine
shops when the flywheel face is machines - and they never get put back.
Then the mechanics typically don't know or don't bother that the bushing
is gone and the seal goes back in without the support of the bushing.
That makes for problems for the seal - and your bearing eventually. BTDT!!

  Be sure the bushing is there and goes in with the new seal.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver X 2

On 4/13/2012 7:19 PM, John Jensen wrote:
> Searching the Archives I found his video, which is still available, of
> Boston Bob
> showing how to install a flywheel and adjust endplay.
> http://wetwesties.org/video/bostonbobbostig-proper_wbxflywheel_install.wmv
>
> --
> John Jensen
> johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com
> http://www.johnjensenartist.com
> bluesbug@verizon.net
> .
>

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