Apologies to Ian Storrie but I couldn't resist this little story from him regarding reparing the timing case oil seal leak on his recently acquired 1978 Bedford TK. Ian is continuing to tidy her up after licensing but this little episode has slowed him down somewhat. The photo was taken mid-tidy a couple of months ago. Ian continues:Not as bad a job as expected! Took around 1.5 hours to get the radiator out on my own with no damage. Had to borrow a puller from the local Holden dealer to get the harmonic balancer pulley off. Took the old seal out and went to a local engineers' supply to get a new seal and Speedi-Sleeve due to some wear on the shaft. The seal that came out was 2 1/8" and when he got the new one it was a sloppy fit on the shaft. He got on the phone to a mob in Tamworth and they tell him it should be 2 1/16" so now we know why we had a leak! Have to wait for a new seal from Tamworth as they don't stock the smaller one. That should get here tomorrow. Then it all has to go back together! We could have a problem though as my arms are not quite long enough to reach the radiator adequately so there may be a need for a friend with longer arms to visit! I was just able to get the fan shroud screws out but might not be able to get them back in!
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