millsy
4x4 Earth Contributer
Well everything was going sweet this arvo - refitting a new front oil seal on the Patrol. Then I stuffed up! I had cleaned out the the slot in the crankshaft that holds the Woodruffe key, and then after putting it in ( it was not a tight interference fit - just needed to be slid in with my fingers, I went to slide the balancer back on to the carankshaft, and of course lost sight of the channel position on the balancer ( key was set up to be on top of shaft ), and now the key has been dislodged into the motor.
So that is the first problem. I am hoping that I can just flush it down the sump with a few litres of petrol, and wash it out the drain hole. But would anyone know if using petrol is OK, or is that likely to damage any components. Hopefully the little bit that would touch some of the gaskets would not be a problem. Any comments with this idea. If this does not work I suppose I will have to take the sump off. Am thinking it would be a lot easier to just wash it out.
Next question is what would be the correct way to get the balancer back on. All I can think of is using some sort of 'engine friendly' glue to fix the key in place. Loctite No 3, gasket sealant, is not very suitable. No strength in it for this job. Does Loctite make something better? Or am I up the wrong tree with this idea?
The old seal was really 'cactus' compared to the amount of rubber on the new one. Looks like the oil consumption, and the mess under the car will be fixed once I get over this Woodruffe key issue!
Any ideas for either query will be much appreciated!
Thanks, Millsy.
So that is the first problem. I am hoping that I can just flush it down the sump with a few litres of petrol, and wash it out the drain hole. But would anyone know if using petrol is OK, or is that likely to damage any components. Hopefully the little bit that would touch some of the gaskets would not be a problem. Any comments with this idea. If this does not work I suppose I will have to take the sump off. Am thinking it would be a lot easier to just wash it out.
Next question is what would be the correct way to get the balancer back on. All I can think of is using some sort of 'engine friendly' glue to fix the key in place. Loctite No 3, gasket sealant, is not very suitable. No strength in it for this job. Does Loctite make something better? Or am I up the wrong tree with this idea?
The old seal was really 'cactus' compared to the amount of rubber on the new one. Looks like the oil consumption, and the mess under the car will be fixed once I get over this Woodruffe key issue!
Any ideas for either query will be much appreciated!
Thanks, Millsy.