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Ironfistdog
Posts : 2141 Join date : 2011-01-11 Age : 42 Location : Warren, MA
| Subject: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:09 pm | |
| Strange question: Took the timing cover off the 96 lt-1 to replace seals, when I pulled it off and knocked out the 3 front seals I found a circular spring fell out with the seals/gaskets its very tightly wound and thin making a complete circles about a 1 1/2" diameter maybe. at first I thought it was an o-ring. It's definitely a spring, very delicate. Any idea what the HELL this thing is/goes to?
Will try for pics tomorrow if no one knows what Im talking about. | |
| | | boojum
Posts : 2182 Join date : 2009-01-21 Age : 37 Location : NH
| Subject: Re: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:03 am | |
| The water pump seal on my Camaro had a small spring inside of it. It's unlike the teflon seals that all my other cars have/had. It's a bit smaller than that though. I always assumed this was an early version of the seal since this car had low mileage. | |
| | | Ironfistdog
Posts : 2141 Join date : 2011-01-11 Age : 42 Location : Warren, MA
| Subject: Re: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:15 am | |
| So it's probably just a part of one of the bigger front seals? Id believe that. I kinda sorta had to man handle those seals to get them to come out. | |
| | | boojum
Posts : 2182 Join date : 2009-01-21 Age : 37 Location : NH
| Subject: Re: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:08 am | |
| Now I remember where I seen that similar type of seal before with springs, valve stem seals http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/images/uploads/stemseal.jpg | |
| | | 95brmw
Posts : 1434 Join date : 2009-11-10 Age : 39 Location : Connecticut
| Subject: Re: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:50 am | |
| It sounds like one of the front seals, either opti or the crank one. | |
| | | sdstick
Posts : 4292 Join date : 2009-03-20 Location : Revere, MA
| Subject: Re: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:21 pm | |
| They often use springs to maintain the shape of the seal
It would be easy to determine by looking at the replacement out of the kit? _________________ Steve 96BBB 28K 3.42 Bolt-ons 95BBB 100K 3.73 383 New DD...already broke fixt the 4L60E twice 95 Black WB4 Hole...ee...grail 96 Black WB4 No holes in this 95BBB 189K 3.08 Old DD Stolen...by Matt. Whine..eee...Silver LS6 | |
| | | V8Killer
Posts : 1691 Join date : 2009-03-12 Age : 53 Location : Southern, NH
| Subject: Re: NAME THAT PART!!!!! Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:37 pm | |
| - 95brmw wrote:
- It sounds like one of the front seals, either opti or the crank one.
x2 Yup | |
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