"weekend at kipmans" ( rear main seal)

[TACTICAL6]

My deuce has needed a rear main seal since I got it. I thought it might be a good idea to get it fixed before Haspin. KIPMAN so graciously offered up the "Militia Headquarters" Maintenance Facility, AKA.... the Farm. In prep the job, I rounded up all necessary parts; clutch pressure plate, throw out bearing, rear main seal and two gaskets for the seal housing. The tech at Memphis Equipment told me it was a good idea to put two gaskets behind the seal housing so the seal would not be on top of the grooves on the crank. Sounded good to me.

So at 0815 I arrive at Kipmans, and by 1230 hrs, the job is done........... So, HDExpert and HDMax were there working on HDExperts timing issue. Helped them for a while and hit the road at 1600 hrs. About 10 miles out the clutch started slipping so bad that top speed was about 30. Turned it around back to the farm.

Back at the farm after much swearing and head scratching, we pulled the tranny, clutch, pressure plate....fly wheel. Only to find out that the new seal is completely obliterated. Upon further inspection, it seems that the advice about adding two seals.....not good. The seals added just enough to make the seal contact the flywheel. The excessive heat just blasted the seal.

HDMax saved the day!!! He happened to have a seal just 20 minutes down the road.....THANKS MIKE!!!!

Sunday 0900 ish.... intall new seal, tranny......test drive......clutch slipping again..... WTH....!

Sunday 1130 ish.....tear everything out again..GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT THIS NOW. Excess oil from seal destruction in pressure plate was enough to make clutch slip.... clean the he** out of it, reinstall.... test drive.. Good to go....

Moral of the story.......don't use the gaskets behind the seal housing !!!!!!!!!!

It was hot..... heavy work......a bit repetitive... But I can't think of a better crew to work with....Thanks Kipman...HDExpert....HDMax.... looking forward to Haspin.........

 

[doghead]

Interesting... Just a week or 2 ago, someone mentioned a guy at Memphis said, the SS site was full of bad info (or something like that). Touché'

Plenty of good times are had, at the farm.


Did you check for excessive crankshaft end play?

 

[kipman]

Man, that guy in the photo is sure narley looking.

 

[Westech]

Kip and I did talk about that and while the thought of stacking the gaskets to move the seal was sound... you NEVER stack gaskets. There is a speedy sleeve that is available for that rear main seal.
I know you dudes were told by Memphis to do so, so I totally 100% understand what happened. But I for sure would like to slap someone silly

 

[docfarmall]

It blasts me id be callin the tuesday and give them part of a piece of my mind . I dint have much left or right . Yes that crew is aleast a blast to be around god luck . see y'all soon

 

[Speddmon]

Sounds like quite a weekend. Kip is ok for a poor white boy, but you have got to stay on him about working, or he'll just stop and start posing for goofy pictures for no reason . Just ask Doghead

 

[gimpyrobb]

The reason for the failure is quite evident in pic #2.

 

[Recovry4x4]

That is some good experience right there. Glad it worked out.

 

[TACTICAL6]

The reason for the failure is quite evident in pic #2.

Yeah, but he is the perfect size to be under the deuce during a clutch change.......

 

[kipman]

Now truck gnome? could be worse, at least you did not have a PTO hanging on the side of the the tranny.

 

[hdmax]

Kip is for sure one of a kind! Not many a fellows would give up not one day, but two in order to help out, and supply tools, power, air, and a work place for a fellow man!

We all kid about this or that, but Kip is a true friend that anyone would be lucky to have.

I am glad we were able to get Greg's truck back on the road, to bad things didn't go so good with Buff's truck.

 

[kipman]

Thanks Mike, you are going to be a big addition to the SS family.

 

[swbradley1]

Kip is great. Nothing like having someone around that can walk under the truck to work on it.

 

[kipman]

 

[TACTICAL6]

Kip is for sure one of a kind! Not many a fellows would give up not one day, but two in order to help out, and supply tools, power, air, and a work place for a fellow man!

We all kid about this or that, but Kip is a true friend that anyone would be lucky to have.

I am glad we were able to get Greg's truck back on the road, to bad things didn't go so good with Buff's truck.

Mike is right, Kip is a great dude!!!! He should be the SteelSoldier poster boy!!!!!!

I am gettin a statue of him made in time for unveiling at Haspin......

 

[gimpyrobb]

Kip is great. Nothing like having someone around that can walk under the truck to work on it.

...without crouching down!

 

[doghead]

Mike is right, Kip is a great dude!!!! He should be the SteelSoldier poster boy!!!!!!

I am gettin a statue of him made in time for unveiling at Haspin......

Here's the pic for the "poster boy", or for a statue.

 

[Speddmon]

Nice one Eric...I was waiting for that pic to show up

 

[Fredo Corleone]

Kip is a great guy he helped me out and I can't thank him enough!

 

[kipman]

Gimp will die a slow death for that picture.