On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 05:25:42 GMT, "Mr Wizzard"
wrote:



Yeah, got the power head off, and the seal is oozing, and is
definetly shot. Yeah, I know about seals, and this one looks
standard (except its "spiked" in), and thats not a problem. The
potential problem is the seal that is in the housing of the leg.
That seal looks really unique and special - it seals the driveshaft
to the intermeadiate housing top, and that one could be an issue.
Also, the lower main crankshaft bearing is a bronze sleeve, and
has 7+ thousands play as measured with my dial indicator. Why
they put a bronze sleeve in where clearly should be a ball-bearing
is beyond me, do you happen to know ?

Thanks!

Is it possible that it should have a ball bearing, but someone
replaced it with a bronze bush? If bronze is the factory spec, maybe
they figured the oil in the gas would provide sufficient lubrication?

What do you mean by the seal is "spiked" in?