[s-cars] Oops..sent too early (was cam/crank seal)

[chris chambers]

454 BBS = 454 Big Block Studebaker



--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Oops..sent too early (was cam/crank seal)
> To: "David Kase" <dkase at dorma-usa.com>, theringmeister at triad.rr.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
> Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 1:31 PM
> What is a 454 BBS?  You mean a
> BBC?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: David Kase <dkase at dorma-usa.com>
> To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com;
> s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:42:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Oops..sent too early (was cam/crank
> seal)
> 
> The outside diameter is likely the same allowing for the
> seal to fit.  The problem is, I believe the cam sealing
> diameter is smaller than the crank sealing diameter. 
> This would mean that there would be extra pressure on the
> crank from the seal.
> While seemingly not a big problem, this may cause the crank
> to develop a groove at the sealing point.  Crazy? 
> I thought so until I had to repair my crank on my 454
> BBS.  They offer a thin sleeve to put over the crank
> sealing service to repair this.  I would doubt this
> part is available for the Audi crank.
> I would suspect that an Audi crank would not wear like a
> 1970 American crank but you never know...
> 
> Dave Kase
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> on behalf of Wylie Bean
> Sent: Thu 6/18/2009 10:26 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Oops..sent too early (was cam/crank
> seal)
> 
> Certified factory trained Audi master technician of 25
> years. I bought both, we agree that the cam seal is easy and
> he'll just do the crank seal while doing the tb. He tells me
> yesterday he forgot to do the coolant T and I blow it off
> thinking that's not hard to do myself.  Then today I'm
> going through the trunk and find the thermostat and the
> seal, only it's not the cam seal, it's the crank seal! He
> put the cam seal on the cranshaft, and said it went on
> without a problem. I labeled them based on PN and he
> described them to me over the phone.. He just grabbed the
> wrong one I guess.  What's the consensus on how long
> this will last before leaking??? 
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6
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