Re: Mk 5 & Mk 6 Seals

[Buccaneer]

Jeff, Is the KF5 the "Super 5", predecessor to the Mark 5?
Guessing they’re similar anyway.
I got the water inlet cap screws out okay, but
couldn’t pry the cap loose down that long tube,
so I removed the long swivel tube. Much easier
to clean the gasket surfaces, pressing functions,
installing the new seal, etc…… went thru all this
last year with a Mark 6, but couldn’t remember if
there was suppose to be a seal in the water inlet
cap and on the crank. Believe I just seen one of your
old post saying a SKF 4912 seal would fit in the cap.
Do you remember anything about that? Thanks,
Buccaneer
P.S.- I believe (on the Mk 6 anyway) that the seal
OD is bigger than the lower bearing OD, and that
the seal is installed from the outside….. but seems
like I pressed both out from the inside?

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