Show whole topic Nov 06, 2018 8:21 am
Julian Offline
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Registered since: Dec 04, 2007
Location: Belgium


Subject: Re: v12 rear main seal
Copy of the email I just sent to Bary if anyone else is interested.

Open the floor of the car,
Remove the cardan shaft between engine and gearbox (leave gearbox in place but can be easier if the box is loose from its mountings)
Remove the clutch and flywheel. (on occasion you must remove the sump to get the flywheel out but a die grinder and a little finesse will usually suffice.)
Remove the old seal housing,
Then you will see the situation in the first pic.
We then measure the scroll diameter carefully and then turn up a one piece ally scroll housing that has an ID about 0.006” larger, this gives 0.003” all round which works a treat. See second pic.
HOWEVER. To get this accurately, you must make the bolt holes exactly on centre of the studs and then open them out about 2mm (or 0.080”) this makes the seal housing position “adjustable”
Fit the seal housing over the crank scroll. Put three 0.003” feeler gauges around the outside to locate the housing centrally, lock it down with 4 nuts and then drill it to dowel it.
Remove it and refit with sealer and lock nuts etc.
Re-fit all and enjoy.

Hope this helps,
Best regards,
Jules

PS.
Pics on request by email if needed, the forum takes too much time to download and am a little busy for the moment. Will try if I can find time.