Thread: KV6 camshaft seal poll
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Old 21st December 2019, 12:53   #11
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Originally Posted by Bolin View Post
One point about using seals not caps - I have seen on another engine (Pug XUD in a Rover 218 R8 shape) the end of the camshaft that sticks out beyond the seal go rusty ...


I have seen the same thing happen on a Rover 75 when the caps were missing; very poor practice in my opinion.

If the original caps are removed carefully they will be much easier to refit than a new one and they will still provide an effective seal.

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