hddennis Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Been dealing with oil leaks on my 1917 Maxwell till I can't stand it anymore !! I'm thinking about pulling engine and doing a complete gasketing rebuild. I've discovered three places that are shaft leaks and would like advice of possible remedies. One is both sides of a 7/8" shaft that goes through the timing case and the other is a similar shaft holding reverse idler gear in the transmission case. Since these originally had no seals I'm wondering about having a machine shop groove the cases for an O-ring but worry about the quality of todays O-ring being able to survive this use. Anyone have any experience with this option and/or other ideas? Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I have an O-ring on the steering box output shaft. Also on the differential pinion housing. No leaks. The o-ring will survive as long as it remains lubricated and works on a smooth concentric surface. Can you add a lip seal on the outside? I suppose that would look wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Spinneyhill said: I have an O-ring on the steering box output shaft. Also on the differential pinion housing. No leaks. The o-ring will survive as long as it remains lubricated and works on a smooth concentric surface. Can you add a lip seal on the outside? I suppose that would look wrong. Thanks Spinneyhill, I won't know if there is enough meat or room for a lip seal until I get this apart but thought I'd check on O-ring remedy in case I couldn't use O-ring seal. Howard Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Printers pans and oil is cheap - just something you get use to with early cars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 12 hours ago, John_Mereness said: Printers pans and oil is cheap - just something you get use to with early cars. Spot on, John. I spent DAYS working on the gaskets on my engine in an attempt to assure no leaks. You know the results! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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