>1) Can I drill out the rivet bodies and use small, long screws and bolts
>with loctite to keep it all together or should I go back with rivets
>(assuming that I can find some that are long enough), or maybe a new front
>cover is in order (God, I hope not).
Screws and sealer are most definitely in order. Thread the holes in the
cover for machine screws, then the cover can be R&Red from outside, making
seals a 5-minute job.
>2) Oil seal: The bronze bushing that was left in there; is it possibly
>part of the old seal (an original style seal maybe...)? If so, then I
have
>to assume that the new replacement seal will fit snug in the hole in the
>cover against that plate that fell off. Right? The manual isn't
>super-explicit in this area.
With the front cover off there should be nothing in the boring in the front
cover - it should be straight through. Whatever is left in there is
leftovers - get rid of it. The back of the new seal should fit flush with
the inside of the cover.
ajr
Thanks and oh, BTW, this is on a 2.25 for a 70 SIIa 88.
Chris
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