I did the Earl Browns front cover mods on 3 of them but never looked too close at the front seal area unless it was something obvious. That plus the Head Studs that don't leak by the ex owner of TBS can't think of his name?
99% of the aftermarket covers were made by Silver Seal. They had a lot of flashing in all the mounting holes and oil passages. If you bought one blueprinted from TA or Full throttle they were clean and no issues installing. I fixed one for a friend with a Dremel tool who was too cheap to buy one blueprinted. He lost out because my dinner cost more.
I read that aftermarket covers may be a tighter fit than the GM ones & this one might not be a GM cover? Probably not GM. I have another one in a box but its already on the engine so thats that for now.. Just waiting for my new Precision 6266 4"in 2.5' out the old one was working ok but part of the shaft was too big to go back down into the engine which makes me Super Lucky! The guy said not rebuildable but I got 25 years out of it!
So I finally used a Big pickle jar lid & my slightly shaved down 2x4 fit it nice & snug Then cover sitting very flat on a stack of wood & about 3rd hit with my 5lb persuader & it popped right in plus a few taps with my small hammer. Also a bit of Vaseline to encourage it. I had assembly lube but not slippery enuf Those suckers sure fit tight!
I'm putting in a new Crankshaft Seal Fel Pro 15200 which is what I just took out from 10+ years ago but I don't remember what I used to get it in straight? It seems Overly Tight & I pincched the 1st one using a hammer! One is new & one 5 years old Both Tight? Got any trickes? I tried a 2x4 but it's not that straight. I've done at least 3 in the past.
The S-10s used the same size brake shoes as our cars. We used to look for a softer pad compound for better holding but more wear and dust. The larger shoes conversion was a whole other animal. I doubt you did that.
Brad I've run them since the early 90's I had a prop valve but took it off years ago & run No Valve at all just let it flow where it wants & never had an issue but I've never had a bad panic stop. I drive careful in the city & on the hiways. Only one time I was nervous was driving on 401 in the rain but I drove slowly. I also had no front sway bar at the time so it was a bit freaky for sure!.
Dave, I ran the big rear wheel cylinders and all long shoes on the rear. Could hold any RPM on the line I wanted. Be ultra careful on the street. ZERO panic stops or the ass end will come around on you. Not a good situation. Throws the brake bias for a fuck. Hope all's well.
What happened to my long winded reply? Anyhow glad yto hear your doing good. Other than my never ending back issues I can't complain too much. Nice to see Steve is still helping people with tech.
Looking for a Norco Dirtnaster bicycle I had as a kid that I bought with my own money from cutting lawns. If anyone here in Ontario has one, let me know.
