Re: Gear case lapping question

[John]

There is very little seal material "standing proud" of the groove, this is what
concerns me. They have not been lapped down past the factory cross hatch finish.
I am going to NAPA today for some other stuff and will see if
they have spaghetti seal just a bit bigger diameter that is oil/fuel resistant.
But, like Mumbles said, the excess material needs a place to go when it is mooshed down.
and, as Pappy said, sometimes use the existing material….. so I will try to find what
came out of the foot first and see if it is salvageable. (I tossed it in a corner somewhere).