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General => General Technical => Topic started by: Naughty colin on August 13, 2008, 06:37:56 PM

Title: tip seal size
Post by: Naughty colin on August 13, 2008, 06:37:56 PM
i read alot about tip seal size
example hurley engineering do 2mm and 3mm and 3.5mm
but what does it mean and how do i know what i need for my rebuild.
Title: tip seal size
Post by: Carl on August 13, 2008, 06:49:23 PM
The stock apex seal sits in a slot in the rotor of 2mm,for 3mm or bigger the rotor needs the slot machining to suit.That is a very technical exercise to do it right as the corner seals need to line up still,and for bigger apex seals you need matching bigger corner seals too.
Regards
Carl
Title: tip seal size
Post by: Naughty colin on August 19, 2008, 07:06:47 AM
thanks for the advice