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On 31 Jul 2005 at 9:04, Daniel Baum wrote: > So in other words, e.g. in the case of the engine oil seal, I should oil > both the inside (the sealing part) and the outside (the part that faces the > drive plate), and smooth the drive plate, before installing the oil seal? > Most books talk about using a sealing adhesive, presumably around the > outside edge of the seal. Do you use any? Polish the nose of the drive plate, and lube it and the sealing lip of the seal. I use some light sealer on the OD of the seal there, but it's probably not necessary; a bit of oil there just might be all that's necessary to press the seal in without damage. What does Russ do? -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~