In another belated move, I have decided that trusting the 60 year old oil seal on the C15 drive side is daft. But is it possibe to get it out, with the crankshaft in situ? And if so, how? Now that the worm drive, oil pump, sump etc are fitted on the timing side, I really don't want to split the cases again....
Second part to the question - does anyone know of a source of good oil seals? I've had several fork oil seals for other bikes recently that were useless - just like modern fibre washers.
simply bearings or bearing boys
or you may have a local bearing factor who can match your seal numbers
you can try a self tapping screw into the flesh of the oil seal and a pair of pliers to tease the seal out - mind you , with the chamfered spacer out of the way , a screwdriver can lever it out
Thanks for that.
On getting a replacement seal, what I really meant to ask was, is there a recommended brand. I note that most dealers are flogging Wassel seals. But should I be paying the extra for SKF or something like that?
Have a look locally to you for bearing factors .
They'll sell seals also and have a variety of mfrs to offer.
I know my local bearing factor is really helpful
Yell.com and bearing factor