So here's the latest in my MS362 rebuild I've been working on really slowly and messing up a lot along the way. Thanks for being good sports and following along:
I finally got the case back together, the new piston in and the new cylinder on. I figured I'd end my evening at the bench by installing the new crank seals. Easy enough, right? Not if you're a moron!! I pushed (aka: tapped with a socket and hammer) the ignition side seal in way too far. It's just shy of being an 1/8'' deep past the face of the crankcase. Having never done it before, I was just so focused on carefully tapping it in evenly that I stupidly never even thought about when to stop! I guess in the back of my head I just sort of assumed it would bottom out on... ummmm... something... nope. Duh.
So... I suppose I now have to somehow pull the thing out (thereby probably destroying it and having to replace it) and reinstall it flush with the crankcase, huh? They ARE only supposed to go in until flush with the case, right?
I finally got the case back together, the new piston in and the new cylinder on. I figured I'd end my evening at the bench by installing the new crank seals. Easy enough, right? Not if you're a moron!! I pushed (aka: tapped with a socket and hammer) the ignition side seal in way too far. It's just shy of being an 1/8'' deep past the face of the crankcase. Having never done it before, I was just so focused on carefully tapping it in evenly that I stupidly never even thought about when to stop! I guess in the back of my head I just sort of assumed it would bottom out on... ummmm... something... nope. Duh.
So... I suppose I now have to somehow pull the thing out (thereby probably destroying it and having to replace it) and reinstall it flush with the crankcase, huh? They ARE only supposed to go in until flush with the case, right?