Moby
GOLD Star
Probably more experience with bent housings here then in the 60s section
After troubleshoot my difficulties getting my old short side birf out and my new Longfield in it looks like my short side housing is bent. It looks to me like I need a replacement housing but I'm after some second opinions.
After pulling my Longfield back out I noticed that the new seal was already torn at the 3 o'clock side and that the bell of the Lonfield had been rubbing on the bottom on the same side. I was already suspicious that the housing was bent so I slid the long side axle into the short side to see if it centered in the seal (the long side just gave me better perspective). With gravity pulling the axle shaft down in the resting position the axle pulled somewhat forward (more like 5 o'clock instead of 6). When I lifted the axle slightly so that it was approximately level with the axle housing it pressed firmly into the 3 o'clock side of the seal, completely compressing the seal's rubber and leaving at least a 1/8th" gap on the 9 o'clock side.
This seems like I need a new housing. However I've never seen an axle aligned in a "good" housing so I'm not sure. Thoughts?
After pulling my Longfield back out I noticed that the new seal was already torn at the 3 o'clock side and that the bell of the Lonfield had been rubbing on the bottom on the same side. I was already suspicious that the housing was bent so I slid the long side axle into the short side to see if it centered in the seal (the long side just gave me better perspective). With gravity pulling the axle shaft down in the resting position the axle pulled somewhat forward (more like 5 o'clock instead of 6). When I lifted the axle slightly so that it was approximately level with the axle housing it pressed firmly into the 3 o'clock side of the seal, completely compressing the seal's rubber and leaving at least a 1/8th" gap on the 9 o'clock side.
This seems like I need a new housing. However I've never seen an axle aligned in a "good" housing so I'm not sure. Thoughts?