12/9/12
The pistons came out today & it was quite interesting
that No1 piston, the one with the low compression reading had a broken top ring
as did the next, No 2. I am glad we decided to go the whole way & who knows
how long they have been broken for or whether I had broken one on its removal.
The back two piston rings were intact. The bores look OK & the pistons seem
good enough to reuse but they need a good clean up. The pistons have +060
marked on them so that might prove interesting in getting them replaced. This afternoon, I got the Karcher fired up
& cleaned all the bits – the block, gearbox, bell housing, sump &
various other bits. More cleaning still to be done & then it is chasing up
parts. I still need to see how to remove the rear seal.
Removed the real oil seal cover & then removed the seal
which was split in one section so that really was the cause of the oil leaks.
Then I removed the front oil seal cover but getting the seal out is a different
story. I am going to have to find a suitable tool to slowly & carefully
drive it out. I then cleaned all these parts & checked that the new seals
that I had bought from England some months earlier fitted & they do.
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