As the kit did not come with new caps does anyone know where I can find new ones in Adelaide? SPRINT autos said it was a very small piece and they did not carry them. Is there another reliable method to stop the leak?
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fuel pump 'pivot pin' caps leaking oil
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Posted 10 September 2011 - 11:39 PM
hi all, just installed a diaphragm kit in my toranas AC fuel pump. I am having a problem with oil leaking out from the pivot pin brass caps.
As the kit did not come with new caps does anyone know where I can find new ones in Adelaide? SPRINT autos said it was a very small piece and they did not carry them. Is there another reliable method to stop the leak?
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As the kit did not come with new caps does anyone know where I can find new ones in Adelaide? SPRINT autos said it was a very small piece and they did not carry them. Is there another reliable method to stop the leak?
cheers
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Posted 10 September 2011 - 11:53 PM
hi all, just installed a diaphragm kit in my toranas AC fuel pump. I am having a problem with oil leaking out from the pivot pin brass caps.
As the kit did not come with new caps does anyone know where I can find new ones in Adelaide? SPRINT autos said it was a very small piece and they did not carry them. Is there another reliable method to stop the leak?
cheers
If you can remove the brass cups without damage you might be able to expand them slightly over a suitable sized steel pin mounted in a vise. Just tap the brass cups gently with a hammer.
Alternatively seal them in with some STAG joint and thread sealing compound. Stag is or was commonly used to seal welch plugs into engine blocks and cylinder heads.
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 12:00 AM
GAWD! You're old!Alternatively seal them in with some STAG joint and thread sealing compound.
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 12:05 AM
GAWD! You're old!
Alternatively seal them in with some STAG joint and thread sealing compound.
About as old as you Rob. LOL
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 12:09 AM
Ha! Ha! To be honest, that hammering trick with the pin plugs is the type of thing I was taught to do.
Now days, it would be a new fuel pump sold to customer.
Now days, it would be a new fuel pump sold to customer.
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 12:19 AM
Ha! Ha! To be honest, that hammering trick with the pin plugs is the type of thing I was taught to do.
Now days, it would be a new fuel pump sold to customer.
Yeah, gimme back the good ol' days when you could actually get the parts to fix something instead of just throwing it away and buying complete new assy's.
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 07:22 PM
thanks for the help. My uncle just ended up putting some silicon in either side and so far so good. If that fails I might just take it off and try to expand the caps. Next on the agenda is trying to find Part #8 from this sheet.
the rubber that currently sits there is very worn out and the whole clutch control assembly has sagged very close to the steering column. Does anyone know where I can find a new one in Adelaide. Sprint autos and repco had no idea where I would get one.
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the rubber that currently sits there is very worn out and the whole clutch control assembly has sagged very close to the steering column. Does anyone know where I can find a new one in Adelaide. Sprint autos and repco had no idea where I would get one.
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 07:34 PM
Go to your local suspension bloke (eg. Pedders) and grab some shocky rubbers or sway bar link rubbers. With any luck at all he'll salvage a couple of good used ones from the bin and give them to you for nothing.
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Posted 10 January 2018 - 02:19 PM
If you can remove the brass cups without damage you might be able to expand them slightly over a suitable sized steel pin mounted in a vise. Just tap the brass cups gently with a hammer.
Alternatively seal them in with some STAG joint and thread sealing compound. Stag is or was commonly used to seal welch plugs into engine blocks and cylinder heads.
I know this is an old post but I had the same problem, oil leaking from pivot pin but one cup was missing. I used an old trick of my father's who was an improvising farm mechanic who loved lead and Araldite. I cut a small lead sinker down and gently tapped it into place over the pivot pin end, smothed it over and then a light coat of Araldite over both ends. Perfect.
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