Cranksahaft Rear Oil Seal - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

Page
46
SECTION
EA
To Remove
1
.
Remove the clutch assembly from the flywheel (see Section'
'Q').
2.
Release the bolts from the centre of the flywheel and pull f l y h e e l from i t s
locating dowels on the crankshaft.
3.
Cut between two adjacent teeth on the ring gepr with a hacksaw and split the
gear with a chisel.
NOTE: Under
NO
CIRCUMSTANCES must pressure be applied i n attempting
t o remove the gear for re-positioning the gear on the flywheel.
Check the face of the flywheel for signs of damage from the clutch driven plate.
I f evident,
fit
a new flywheel.
0
Heat the new ring gear evenly, to a temperature N O T EXCEEDING
315
C
.
( 6 0 0 ~ ~ ) . Do NOT heat beyond
this
point, otherwise the wear resistance
properties of the gear w i l l be destroyed. Fit the gear to the flywheel with the
chamfers on the leading face of the teeth relative to the normal direction of
rotation
.
Allow the ring gear to coal naturally i n the air. D O
NUT
QUENCH.
Locate the flywheel squarely on the cmnkshaft flange and upon the locating
dowels.
Apply the Loctite 'AV' to threads i n crankshaft, then insert the securing bolts and
tighten to the specified torque loading (see TECHNICAL DATA).
Check the flywheel run-out using a proprietary dial gauge. The total run-out
should NOT EXCEED the figure given i n TECHNICAL DATA.
Replace the clutch assembly.
EA
.27.
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CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL
Te Remove
1.
One front engined cars, remove the engine/gearbox assembly from the car
(Section
EA
.25
.I
part gearbox from engine, and mount engine on a
suitable stand. On mid engined cars, remove the transmission from the car.
2.
Remove the flywheel (Section
EA
.26
.)
3.
Remove the rear o i
I
seal housing
by
releasing i t s eight securing setscrews
.
4.
Remove seal from the housing. Discard the gasket.