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Old 06-18-2020, 01:50 PM   #11
eicke
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Default Re: Flathead Guru's...Question on installing the crankshaft sleeve

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Originally Posted by flatheadmurre View Post
That spiral is there to pull the oil back into the engine...no good if it stops in the middle of the rope seal...
Take a look at the early sheeves that has it built in if in doubt.
So spiral goes in towards gear.
I kinda agree, Mike Herman built 100's if not thousands of flatheads and putting on a sleeve backwards would be a rookie mistake which is possible but not likely.
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