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Postby rollaholic » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:12 pm

did a brief search but didnt turn up anything.

is there a cure for the internal leaks these things all seem to get? quite annoying!
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Postby ~SlideWays~ » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:44 pm

rollaholic wrote:did a brief search but didnt turn up anything.

is there a cure for the internal leaks these things all seem to get? quite annoying!


Yup, it'll be a worn rubber o-ring.
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Postby sergei » Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:29 pm

There is also a seal (or two?) inside the shaft, an normally this is where it is leaking from.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:17 pm

Yeap, oring on the outside of the shaft, and/or a seal on the inside.
iirc the seal is not sold by toyota, but is a common seal.
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Postby rollaholic » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:39 pm

yeah done the o-ring already. so there is a replaceable seal then? sweet...
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Postby blindnz » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:46 pm

http://www.twincam.org/topic/21555-4age-distributor-seal-guide/

shows you how to do the inner seals if youve done the o-ring
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Postby rollaholic » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:12 pm

unfortunately that FAQ is for a smallport dizzy, which has a press on drive gear. my spare bigport dizzy looks to have a pin through the bottom of the drive gear to hold it in place... and i'll be buggered if i can get it out. anyone actually done this?
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:14 pm

Just a roll pin isn't it?
Press it out and get a new one at the same shop you get the seal from.
I did it to my aw11 dizzy, but is so long ago I can't really remember any details... Which suggests it was very easy!
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Postby rollaholic » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:26 pm

looks like it, the ends possibly slightly mushroomed. tried to get it out with a chisel, probably not my smartest moment. slightly $&#$%, will see what a 20 ton press can do about it :D
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Postby blindnz » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:00 pm

some people drill the pin out or partly drill it out and punch it through.
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Postby allencr » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:00 pm

rollaholic wrote:looks like it, the ends possibly slightly mushroomed. tried to get it out with a chisel, probably not my smartest moment. slightly $&#$%, will see what a 20 ton press can do about it :D


File/grind off the peened/mushroomed end, then a drift punch to get it to move, then a pin punch to push it the rest of the way through.
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Postby rollaholic » Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:13 pm

yep. thats a better description of what i tried to do.

no joy!

im glad it was a spare :D
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Postby no_8wire » Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:40 pm

TwosRUs Do a kit for the 4age dizzy, includes new pin etc...
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With pictures even !!!!

Postby jondee86 » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:15 pm

Here ya go....

http://forums.club4ag.com/zerothread?id=8286

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Postby rollaholic » Sun May 02, 2010 2:24 pm

thats a handy link jondee!

maybe someone would like to FAQ some of this thread, i didnt find much on it when i searched
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sun May 02, 2010 2:29 pm

done!
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