front crank rope seal

Easy, those who say soak it are dead wrong.:D LOL

I tried soaking them when I first started working on Model A's, but it just made them an oily mess, and almost seemed like they swelled when soaked.

Now I install them dry, then drive them to shape by using a large socket the same diameter as the crank seal area. I them squirt oil on the seal and give it a coat of Mystik JT-6 HIgh Temp grease.:) Never had a leak doing it this way.
 
I also install them using a big socket, but, I soak them first. So, maybe I'm only half dead wrong. [ smiley face]
I also don't cut/trim a front rope seal. The ones I've installed happen to be the right length.
 
Back in the day, several years ago we needed to soak them over night in oil. Now days the rope seals are teflon coated and shouldn't be soaked in oil. As Tom says , I put a light coat of grease where the pulley meets the seal when I install . Several years ago I was going to be smart and put several rope seals in a jar of oil so that I would have one ready when I needed it. When I needed one, the seals had soaked up too much oil and had swelled up so large that I ended up having to throw away a bunch of them and start all over again. When the seals are installed and centered, the seals will appear too long and protrude about 1/8 inch or more on each end, don't cut any off. This will shrink down after everything is tightened up and give a tight fit that shouldn't leak. I usually make up some temporary studs from all thread and install one on each side of where the seals go that are longer than the pan bolts. The temporary studs help align the oil pan and I use nuts on the studs to tighten the pan in the seal area. After everything is properly tightened, I remove the temporary studs and nuts and install the correct oil pan bolts.
 
i have a couple soaking all the time. i also use a socket to fit them into the pan and front cover. i cut mine, leaving them just a little long. so now that you are totally confused, what are you going to do?
 
Jim Brierley said:
i have a couple soaking all the time. i also use a socket to fit them into the pan and front cover. i cut mine, leaving them just a little long. so now that you are totally confused, what are you going to do?
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Me too. I use the old ones. I wouldn't soak the Teflon coated ones.
 
The last teflon coated front rope seals that I used came from Brattons and they recommend not to cut them. See page 45 in the currant catalog. Do not cut ! Actually I've never cut them, not even the old ones but it was a very tight fit .
 
Old orig ones soak, can you still get them ?, modern teflon ones no . So i guess its what material they are made from , Be sure to put them in the correct way up or is that down ?
 
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