Hogs Head Oil Leak

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Hogs Head Oil Leak
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joe on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 04:45 pm:

not long ago I replaced the bands on my 22 Touring since then I've noticed a substantial oil leak on the pedal side of the hogs head. I looked down there and it looks like the oil is dripping from the pedal shafts. Is this common ? how can I correct it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 04:57 pm:

Yup, it's common. Not sure how new bands played a roll however. It can be corrected by adding "O" ring grooves & "O" rings to the pedal holes, or finding a hogshead with less worn holes, or installing new pedal shafts with less wear on the diameters, or all of the above.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gene Carrothers Huntington Beach on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 03:46 pm:

Joe, another solution that might be a little easier for you to do at this point. Remove the outside shaft cams and and put a small chamfer where an O ring can be placed over the shaft between the cam and the hogs head. Some guys don't like to cut an O ring groove in the shaft because of weakening the shaft.

I also put an O ring inside on each side of the clutch shaft with a spring and washer to hold it tight against the housing.

It's not leak proof but it did help a lot on mine.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joe on Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 02:35 am:

Thanks for the advice I'm going to see what I can use to at least slow the leak.


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